Tennessee – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

24 Sep

Judge blocks Tennessee law that bans helping a minor get an abortion without parental consent

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Legislation, blocked law, Judge, Minors, Tennessee, travel ban, United States

“A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Tennessee’s so-called “abortion trafficking law,” which subjects adults who aid minors in getting an abortion without parental permission to criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits. In a lengthy opinion, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger concluded the law is likely to be found to be an unconstitutional ban on protected speech about a procedure that, while largely banned in Tennessee, is legally available in other states….”

09 Sep

Commentary: With reproductive rights back on the ballot, research on childlessness provides valuable insights

AlanLatest NewsChildlessness, Healthcare, Opinion, Reproductive rights, Tennessee

As the U.S. becomes a more difficult place to raise a family, it should come as no surprise that more Americans prefer childlessness. While it is true that a rising percentage of the population choosing not to have children may create problems for the country down the line, politicians will never be able to bully or badger Americans into having kids.

02 Jul

Tennessee Abortion Allies Fight Trafficking Ban for Minors

PatLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Minors, Tennessee, travel

A new Tennessee law that criminalizes a wide range of conduct intended to help pregnant minors get legal abortions in other states without their parents’ consent is unconstitutional, a group of abortion allies says. SisterReach Inc. and (Chicago based ) Midwest Access Coalition Inc. sued Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) and various district prosecuting attorneys on Thursday in the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, seeking to have the law declared invalid and to bar potential future prosecutions against them. .

18 May

The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans

AnnetteLatest News, United StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Birth Rate, Birth Trends, California, COVID-19, Healthcare, North Dakota, Tennessee, United States

Births continued a historic slide in all but two states last year, making it clear that a brief post-pandemic uptick in the nation’s birth numbers was all about planned pregnancies that had been delayed temporarily by COVID-19. https://northdakotamonitor.com/2024/05/18/the-number-of-births-continues-to-fall-despite-abortion-bans/Only Tennessee and North Dakota had small increases in births from 2022 to 2023, according to a Stateline analysis of provisional federal data on births. In California, births dropped by 5%, or nearly 20,000, for the year. And as is the case in most other states, there will be repercussions now and later for schools and the workforce, said Hans Johnson, a senior fellow…

15 May

The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Birth Rate, legislation, North Dakota, Tennessee, United States

Births continued a historic slide in all but two states last year, making it clear that a brief post-pandemic uptick in the nation’s birth numbers was all about planned pregnancies that had been delayed temporarily by COVID-19. Only Tennessee and North Dakota had small increases in births from 2022 to 2023, according to a Stateline analysis of provisional federal data on births. In California, births dropped by 5%, or nearly 20,000, for the year. And as is the case in most other states, there will be repercussions now and later for schools and the workforce, said Hans Johnson, a senior fellow…

02 Feb

Tennessee’s strict abortion ban is under pressure, but change is unlikely under GOP control

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Ban, GOP, legislation, Reproductive rights, Tennessee, United States

"After begrudgingly agreeing to tweak Tennessee's strict abortion ban last year, the Republican-dominant Legislature is once again facing pressure to reconsider when doctors can legally offer the procedure to pregnant patients. The push comes as confusion and fear continues among residents in many GOP-controlled states over how abortion ban exemptions should be applied. While a handful of lawsuits have been filed with the hopes of getting clarity in state courts, others are pursuing legislative changes...."

08 Jan

More women join challenge to Tennessee’s abortion ban law

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More women on Monday joined a Tennessee lawsuit challenging the state's broad abortion ban that went into effect shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

13 Sep

Women, doctors announce legal action against abortion bans in 3 states

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Idaho, Lawsuit, Oklahoma, Tennessee, United States

"Women in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee filed legal actions against their states over abortion bans, saying they were denied abortions despite having dangerous pregnancy complications. Four women in Idaho -- Jennifer Adkins, Jillaine St.Michel, Kayla Smith and Rebecca Vincen-Brown -- and abortion providers filed a suit against the state, Gov. Brad Little, attorney general and the state's board of medicine, claiming the state's ban has "sown confusion, fear and chaos among the medical community, resulting in grave harms to pregnant patients whose health and safety hang in the balance across the state," according to a copy of the lawsuit shared with…

25 Jul

Anti-abortion group seeks to overturn injunction after Tennessee clinic closure

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Clinic, Anti-abortion group, Hearing, Injunction, Lawsuit, Tennessee, Trial, United States

"Anti-abortion protesters urged a Sixth Circuit panel on Tuesday to do away with an abortion provider's claims against the group and vacate an order stopping the group from blocking the facility's entrance, calling the matter moot since the clinic shut down last month. The group held a weeklong protest at carafem, which operated until June in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The company behind the clinic sued the anti-abortion group for violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances and in September 2022 won a preliminary injunction.…

19 Jul

Tennessee AG asserts right to out-of-state abortion, transgender care medical records

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Care, Attorney General, gender affirming care, Healthcare, medical records, Tennessee, travel, travel ban, United States

"Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined Republican counterparts in 18 states in an effort to prevent the federal government from shielding the medical records of those who cross state lines to obtain legal abortion or gender-affirming care from investigations in their home state. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a new privacy rule for certain medical records in response to the Supreme Court’s overturning of abortion rights last year...."