How abortion bans impact pregnant people Leading legal scholar Mary Ziegler and Tennessee OB-GYN Dr. Nikki Zite talk to ProPublica about ominous trends Salon · Mar 30, 2023
Lawyer's mission: Translate Tenn.'s bewildering abortion ban Chloe Akers considers herself a grizzled criminal defense attorney The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
Doctors in abortion-ban states fear prosecution for treating patients with life-threatening pregnancies Dr. Nikki Zite explained the situation to her patient: Her pregnancy could kill her. Los Angeles Times · Jul 30, 2022
Self-managed abortions gain attention, but helpers risk legal trouble At a recent rally in Nashville, Tennessee, Planned Parenthood organizer Julie Edwards looked out at some of the “back-alley abortion” imagery on signs, including bloody coat hangers. Edwards reminded the crowd, driven into the streets by the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 decision on abortion rights, that it’s not like… Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Advocates struggle with how much they can help with self-managed abortions Reproductive rights proponents worry about the risk of counseling those who seek medication abortions, though they've published online support techniques and guides for safe use of the drugs. WEKU · Jul 5, 2022
States extend Medicaid for new mothers — even as they reject broader expansion Until last year, Georgia’s Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes lasted 60 days. Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022
2 Tennessee abortion clinics, awaiting Supreme Court ruling, grapple with uncertainty KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Corinne Rovetti is worried about what will happen to the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health if the Supreme Court overturns the constitutional right to abortion. The clinic, where she has worked for 33 years helping people across a four-state region, could close. Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2022