tennessee abortion rights

Republican Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on including an extremely narrow exemption to Tennessee’s strict abortion ban, carving a narrow option for doctors to use their “reasonable medical” judgment in deciding whether providing the procedure can save the life of the pregnant patient or prevent major injury.

It will still be a month or more before abortions are available within a three-hour drive of Nashville.

Effective immediately, abortions performed or attempted after 6 weeks are now illegal in the state of Tennessee. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave the green light Tuesday morning

Tennessee has limited availability, a mandatory 48-hour waiting period and mandated counseling. The longer someone waits for an abortion, the more expensive it can become.

The impending reversal of Roe v. Wade generated a wave of questions.

Tennessee women’s rights groups are challenging a state law they say will interfere with the decision-making process for pregnant people undergoing…

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and a federal judge quickly blocked the measure that includes a ban…

A federal judge says he will rule before Monday on an emergency motion to allow abortions to continue in Tennessee in spite of a temporary ban on…

Opponents to a Tennessee law requiring women to wait 48 hours before getting an abortion argue that such restrictions help perpetuate negative stereotypes…