There are 8 article(s) tagged CHOICES:

• May 2023

  • After Dobbs, Choices continues growth in Memphis, Carbondale

    Choices has opened a new walk-in clinic at its existing Poplar Avenue location, where services include birth control, pregnancy confirmation and STI testing.

    By Aisling Mäki May 06, 2023

• December 2022

  • Local Planned Parenthood to launch vasectomy program

    The CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi said the organization has seen an uptick in calls since the abortion ban.

    By Aisling Mäki December 10, 2022

• October 2022

  • Shelby County grant boosts Choices’ nurse midwife program

    Officials said the grant is intended to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among the county’s Black population.

    By Aisling Mäki October 17, 2022

• May 2022

  • Choices opening abortion clinic in S. Illinois in August

    The Carbondale clinic will be three hours from both Memphis and Nashville.

    By Jane Roberts May 10, 2022

• August 2021

  • CHOICES offering fellowship for Black midwives

    Women in the U.S. die at higher rates in childbirth than many other developed nations. For women of color, the rate of death is at least four times higher. To chisel away at the gap, in January CHOICES is starting a fellowship to coach two Black midwives a year.

    By Jane Roberts August 31, 2021

• July 2021

  • Nonprofit sector has its own poverty wages and bias, local pay study shows

    Intensity of the pandemic has opened floodgates on staff departures. Fundraising also remains in flux.

    By Jane Roberts July 02, 2021

• September 2018

  • Meet midwife Nikia Grayson

    Nikia Grayson’s career started as a sports photographer.

    By Michelle Corbet September 24, 2018

  • As abortion rates decline, CHOICES diversifies to grow

    The impetus of CHOICES’ new facility is just that – more choices when it comes to reproductive health. Founded in 1974 as a nonprofit community health agency offering free pregnancy testing, first-trimester abortions and counseling, over the years, CHOICES has evolved into a full gynecology practice. CHOICES’ next mission is creating a national model for combining abortion, birth, adoption and other reproductive services under the same roof with its new 16,000-square-foot center for reproductive health under construction across from Moore Tech on Poplar Avenue.

    By Michelle Corbet September 24, 2018