Tennessee’s abortion ban expected to increase pregnancy-related deaths
Several hundred protestors participated in a Bans Off Our Bodies march in Downtown Memphis in May 2022. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
“If you think abortion access going away does not affect you, you’re going to be mistaken, because this falls out into all areas of medicine,” said a Tennessee OB-GYN.
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Aisling Mäki
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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