Local Planned Parenthood to launch vasectomy program
Protestors march for Planned Parenthood after Roe vs. Wade was overturned. Tennessee’s abortion ban went into effect Aug. 25, 2022. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
The CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi said the organization has seen an uptick in calls since the abortion ban.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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