Two years post Dobbs, Planned Parenthood says Tennessee in ‘state of crisis’
Ashley Coffield (left), CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, pictured with Jennifer Welch (right), CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, at the Carbondale health center which opened in January 2024. (Courtesy Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi)
Since the abortion ban, more than 10,000 individuals have left Tennessee to get abortions. “This is impacting our state in all sorts of ways,” said Ashley Coffield, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi.
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abortion rights Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi Ashley Coffield Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health CHOICES Center for Reproductive HealthAisling 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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