Thu Jun 30, 2022 – 4:57 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday it is discontinuing abortions in Tennessee in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s reversal.
“This decision was not made lightly, and is due to Tennessee’s legal landscape, which is extremely hostile to abortion access,” said Ashley Coffield, CEO and president of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi.
Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the U.S., will be continuing other services at its Memphis and Nashville clinics, such as providing birth control and STD testing. Its Knoxville clinic has been closed since it burned down on December 31, 2021.
While Planned Parenthood is ceasing abortions in Tennessee, it told The Commercial Appeal it is working on providing “logistical and financial support” to help women obtain abortions outside the state.
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Following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, which handed back to the states the ability to entirely restrict abortion, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Tuesday that allowed a pro-life omnibus bill signed in 2020 to take effect. The bill includes a pre-abortion ultrasound requirement and a
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