Healthcare
Molotov device, vandalism found at Nashville pregnancy center
Federal and local authorities are investigating an overnight attack Thursday on a pregnancy counseling center in Nashville, where a window was left smashed with an un-ignited Molotov cocktail device found inside, according to Metro Nashville police who called it the “first act of vandalism seen as related to the U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision.” The […]
Roe v. Wade and male contraception: An angry grandmother is confused
Now that Roe v. Wade has been overruled, this grandmother is very confused because decisions about our bodies have been taken over by the government. Females are now subject to government control about what they can and cannot do with their ability to reproduce. So in fairness I want the next topic addressed by lawmakers […]
Stockard on the Stump: Dems call Roe v. Wade aftermath “emergency” situation
Legislative Democrats led by women are putting together a strategy to combat Tennessee abortion restriction laws triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Though they’ll meet fierce resistance from supermajority Republicans, the group is planning efforts to codify the constitutional right to have an abortion, in addition to legislation to change […]
Biden says he supports filibuster exception for abortion rights legislation
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he supports an exception to the U.S. Senate filibuster in order to enshrine Roe v. Wade in federal law, after the Supreme Court last week struck down the case that established abortion as a constitutional right. “I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in the […]
Physicians could face abortion charge even if mother’s life is in danger
Far from providing an exception to save a mother’s life, the state law outlawing abortion in Tennessee would allow felony charges to be filed against any physician who performs the procedure even if the mother could die or sustain long-term injury. The legislation passed in 2019, known as a trigger law because it would take […]
Businesses craft policies in response to Tennessee abortion ban
Following Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade, several companies announced their support for reproductive rights by offering to cover abortion expenses for employees. Tennessee’s abortion “trigger ban” law will take effect in mid-August. creating a near-total ban on abortions within state borders. Tennessee is one of 13 states that have abortion trigger […]
6th Circuit lifts injunction on Tennessee’s 6-week abortion ban
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a block on Tennessee’s 6-week abortion ban Tuesday, allowing the 2020 near-total ban on abortions to take effect and effectively ending access to the nearly all abortions in Tennessee. “In light of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization… and with the parties’ consent, we vacate the district court’s […]
U.S. Senate Democrats urge ‘bold action’ by Biden on abortion rights
Most of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate have signed on to a letter to President Joe Biden pressing him to “take immediate action” to protect abortion rights, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Friday ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The one-page letter, led by Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray of Washington […]
AROUND THE U.S.: Leaders react, mobilize in states in wake of Supreme Court decision
Reaction was swift across the U.S. Friday as the U.S. Supreme Court erased almost 50 years of abortion law. Here is look at reports from states as reported by independent newsrooms affiliated with States Newsroom: COLORADO: Colorado abortion rights advocates face new, post-Roe reality In a landmark opinion handed down Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court brought an […]
With Tennessee abortion ban imminent, out-of-state travel could be next battleground
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision ending the Constitutional right to abortion in the United States set into motion an immediate chain reaction in Tennessee on Friday with one now-inevitable outcome: A near-total ban on abortions within state borders in a matter of weeks, or even days. Abortion providers and advocates warn of an impending “public […]
Thousands of Tennesseans protested for abortion rights on Friday
More than a thousand women marched through downtown Nashville Friday to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade, creating a clear path for Tennessee’s abortion “trigger ban” law to go into effect. Abortion-rights advocates met at the Legislative Plaza to discuss the future for thousands of women who may soon be […]
Tennessee’s elected women, candidates speak on Roe reversal
Following Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, many of Tennessee’s women in elected office and female candidates urged Tennesseans to back candidates who support women’s right to legal abortions. Metro Nashville Councilmember Delishia Porterfield, who is also running for the Democratic nomination in Tennessee House District 52, said she will introduce legislation […]