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In June, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the long-held right to an abortion for every America and left abortion access up to each state for the first time in 50 years. That led to most abortions being banned in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas. We know more states have existing laws banning abortion that will soon take effect or will pass news laws to ban the procedure.
Information about abortion is changing quickly across the country. And in some states where abortion is already outlawed, healthcare professionals are navigating vague laws that raise questions about whether they’re able to share medically accurate information about the procedure.
Reckon is producing state-by-state guides to help our readers in states with bans understand where and how they can still find the science-based information they need about abortion. We relied on databases such as ineedana.com, talked to community-based abortion workers and verified information with local clinics.
Each guide includes information about current state law, information about the closest open abortion clinics and information about medication abortion.
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the country’s leading membership organization for obstetrician–gynecologists, reiterated shortly before the Supreme Court ruling that abortion is essential healthcare.
Editor’s note: The abortion landscape is evolving rapidly. Our coverage reflects the most up-to-date information we have at the time of publication. Please contact us if you see anything in our stories that should be updated.
About the law
Type of ban: Six weeks
Are there exceptions? Yes, if the life of the patient is at risk
Are there doctors in state currently providing abortions? Yes, under six weeks
Tennessee’s law makes aborting a fetus with a heartbeat a crime. Tennessee’s so-called “trigger law” is expected to restrict abortion almost entirely by mid-August. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery said in a statement. The law provides some exceptions if the life of the patient is at risk. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
Access to abortion medication via telemedicine
Tennessee’s law also criminalizes abortion pills such as Mifepristone via telemedicine or by mail. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has said that states cannot ban mifepristone because it has been approved by the FDA. Aidaccess.org, an international non-profit, provides doctor-led consultations and mails abortion pills to all U.S. states.
Closest abortion provider to the largest cities in Tennessee (as identified by ineedana.com)
Nashville
Planned Parenthood, Louisville
- Address: 842 South 7th St., Louisville, KY 40203
- Phone: (317) 205-8088
- In-clinic abortions up to 13 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 10 weeks
- Address: 136 W. Market St., Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone: (502) 589-2124
- In-clinic abortions up to 21 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions to up to 9 weeks, 6 days
Planned Parenthood, Bloomington Health Center
- Address: 412 S. College Ave., Bloomington, IN 47403
- Phone: (317) 205-8088
- In-clinic abortions up to 13 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 10 weeks
Planned Parenthood, Asheville Health Center
- Address: 68 McDowell St., Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone: (828) 252-7928
- In-clinic abortions up to 13 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 11 weeks
Planned Parenthood, Fairview Heights Health Center
- Address: 317 Salem Place, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
- Phone: (618) 277-6668
- In-clinic abortions up to 26 weeks, and medication abortions up to 11 weeks
Memphis
Planned Parenthood, Fairview Heights Health Center
- Address: 317 Salem Place, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
- Phone: (618) 277-6668
- In-clinic abortions up to 26 weeks, medication abortions up to 11 weeks
- Address: 1602 21st St., Granite City, IL 62040
- Phone: (618) 451-5722
- In-clinic abortions up to 23 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 11 weeks
Planned Parenthood, Louisville
- Address: 842 South 7th St., Louisville, KY 40203
- Phone: (317) 205-8088
- In-clinic abortions up to 13 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 10 weeks
- Address: 136 W. Market St., Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone: (502) 589-2124
- In-clinic abortions up to 21 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions to up to 9 weeks, 6 days
Planned Parenthood, Springfield Health Center
- Address: 601 N Bruns Lane, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone: (217) 546-1060
- In-clinic abortions up to 17 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 11 weeks
Knoxville
Planned Parenthood, Asheville Health Center
- Address: 68 McDowell St., Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone: (828) 252-7928
- In-clinic abortions up to 13 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 11 weeks
- Address: 700 South Torrence St., Charlotte, NC 28204
- Phone: (704) 536-7233
- In-clinic abortions up to 13 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 11 weeks
A Preferred Women’s Health Center
- Address: 3220 Latrobe Drive, Charlotte, NC 28211
- Phone: (888) 665-4126
- In-clinic abortions up to 20 weeks, and medication abortions up to 10 weeks
Planned Parenthood, Louisville
- Address: 842 South 7th St., Louisville, KY 40203
- Phone: (317) 205-8088
- In-clinic abortions up to 13 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions up to 10 weeks
- Address: 136 W. Market St., Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone: (502) 589-2124
- In-clinic abortions up to 21 weeks, 6 days, and medication abortions to up to 9 weeks, 6 days
Local notes: Some clinics in Georgia are not providing abortions or only providing abortions up to 6 weeks.
Additional resources:
- A how-to-guide for understanding and maintaining digital privacy (Digital Defense Fund)
- Identify the closest abortion provider(ineedana.com)
- Find information on abortion pills (Plan C)
- Learn more about abortion pills by mail (Aid Access)
- Repro Legal Defense Fund covers bail and funds strong defenses for people targeted by police or prosecutors for ending their own pregnancy outside a clinical setting (Repro Legal Defense Fund)