The closest state to Memphis with abortion access? Illinois.
Derenda Hancock, co-director of the Jackson Women's Health Organization, gives a defiant salute against the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 24. She is surrounded by the clinic’s patient escorts, better known as the Pink House defenders. Four states bordering Tennessee — Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kentucky — have bans that will take effect within a month. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
Between state abortion bans taking effect and the opening of a Choices clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, the closest facilities are in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter. He came to Tennessee from Maryland where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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