Tennessee court rules doctors who provide emergency abortions can’t be disciplined
Three judges in Tennessee issued an injunction that temporarily protects doctors in the state from being disciplined for ...
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When I was five, I began getting sexually abused by my stepfather, and he got me pregnant when I was 12,” 22-year-old Hadley ...
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Tennessee Doctors Who Do Emergency Abortions Shouldn’t Fear Punishment, Judges Say
Although a panel of Tennessee judges agrees that providers can't be punished in the professional realm, they noted physicians still may face criminal charges. Meanwhile, a federal judge clamped down ...
Tennessee judges say doctors can't be disciplined for providing emergency abortions
The Thursday ruling also outlined specific pregnancy-related conditions that would now qualify as “medical necessity ...