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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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