Obama Admin Sends $395K to Tennessee Planned Parenthood
The Obama administration has sent a family planning grant of $395,000 to a Planned Parenthood abortion business in Memphis, Tennessee. The move is drawing strong condemnation from pro-life advocates in the Volunteer State who are unhappy taxpayer funds are going to the nation's biggest abortion business.
Congressman Steve Cohen today announced that Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region (PPGMR) has received $395,000 for the Title X Family Planning Services Program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Grants Management. Ref. Source 1
Pro-Life Law May Stop Abortions in Knoxville, Tennessee
The state of Mississippi is getting considerable media attention over a law there that could make the state the first abortion-free state in the nation, but the same law in Tennessee may end abortions in Knoxville. Ref. Source 6
Tennessee Pro-Lifers Made Great Gains in August Primary
Proving again that every life has meaning and so does every vote, pro-life Tennesseans made the difference in many legislative races on Thursday helping to maintain and strengthen pro-life majorities in the Tennessee Legislature and U.S. Congress. Ref. Source 6
Tennessee Abortions Drop 6% as Pro-Lifers Prepare for Statewide Abortion Battle
With data sure to play a role in the debate over an amendment to the Tennessee state Constitution, figures from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show that while the overall number of abortions has gone down in the state over the past decade, there's been a steady increase in the percentage of out-of-state women having their abortions in Tennessee. Ref. Source 3
Tennessee Voters Approve Amendment 1, Will Allow Pro-Life Laws to Stop Abortions
Tennessee voters have given the Volunteer State a chance t enact the kind of pro-life laws that have dropped abortions to historic lows in state after state across the nation. They approved Amendment 1 to help ensure nothing int he state constitution could be used to secure an unlimited right to abortion. Ref. Source 8
Woman Charged With Murder After She Tried to Kill Her Unborn Baby With a Coat Hanger
A tragic case involving a Tennessee woman who allegedly attempted an at-home, late-term abortion to kill her unborn son is drawing national attention this week. Anna Yocca, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was 24-weeks pregnant with her son when she allegedly filled a bathtub with water, untwisted a wire coat hanger and stuck it into her womb in an attempt to kill him in a late-term abortion. Ref. Source 3h