Planned Parenthood opens Illinois clinic offering abortion services
Ashley Coffield (left), CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, poses with Jennifer Welch (right), CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, at the new Carbondale health center. (Courtesy Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi)
Easily accessible for out-of-state patients, Planned Parenthood’s Carbondale health center is just four miles from the clinic Memphis-based Choices Center for Reproductive Care opened shortly after Tennessee banned abortion.
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Aisling Mäki has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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