Gynopedia needs your support! Please consider contributing content, translating a page, or making a donation today. With your support, we can sustain and expand the website. Gynopedia has no corporate sponsors or advertisers. Your support is crucial and deeply appreciated.

Nashville: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Nashville (view source)

Revision as of 22:06, 25 June 2022

1,607 bytes added ,  2 years ago
added infobox + updates due to overturning of roe v. wade
(added infobox + updates due to overturning of roe v. wade)
 
Line 5: Line 5:
}}
}}


[[File:nashville.jpg|400px | thumb|right|]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px; border:1px solid black;float:right"
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center" |[[File:nashville.jpg|300px | thumb|right]]
|-
|'''Contraception: Over-the-Counter'''
|condoms
|-
|'''Contraception: Prescription/Clinic Required'''
|pills, patch, ring, IUD, implant, shot
|-
|'''Emergency Contraception'''
|no prescription required; available in pharmacies
|-
|'''STIs'''
|no travel restrictions; HIV-positive foreigners not deported
|-
|'''Menstrual Products'''
|pads, tampons, cups
|-
|'''Abortion Law'''
|legal, but set to become illegal soon
|-
|'''LGBTQ Laws'''
| homosexuality legal; gender change legal
|-
|'''Related Pages'''
|[[United States of America]]
|-
|}


'''OVERVIEW'''  
'''OVERVIEW'''  


In Tennessee, you need a prescription for contraception (birth control). If you're a minor, you don't need parental consent or notification to get a prescription. You don't need a prescription for emergency contraception (the morning after pill) -- and, if you're a minor, you can get one emergency contraceptive brand (Plan B One Step) without a prescription. Everyone, no matter their age, needs to get a prescription for ella, which is currently considered the most effective emergency contraceptive on the market. You can easily get low-cost STI tests in the city, and some clinics offer free HIV testing. In supermarkets and convenience stores, you can find pads, tampons and menstrual cups, such as DivaCup. If you want to obtain an abortion, you must first undergo a one-on-one counseling session followed by a 48-hour wait period. If you're under 18 years old, you must usually get consent from one of parents before you receive an abortion (though you can sometimes get a judicial bypass). As of December 2018, there are no abortion providers in Nashville, so people are referred to clinics in Memphis and Knoxville for abortion services.
In Tennessee, you need a prescription for contraception (birth control). If you're a minor, you don't need parental consent or notification to get a prescription. You don't need a prescription for emergency contraception (the morning after pill) -- and, if you're a minor, you can get one emergency contraceptive brand (Plan B One Step) without a prescription. Everyone, no matter their age, needs to get a prescription for ella, which is currently considered the most effective emergency contraceptive on the market. You can easily get low-cost STI tests in the city, and some clinics offer free HIV testing. In supermarkets and convenience stores, you can find pads, tampons and menstrual cups, such as DivaCup.  
 
In Tennessee, abortion is currently legal (as of June 2022), but it is expected that abortion will become illegal around July 2022. This is because, in June 2022, the United States Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.<ref name=":02">https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3535742-read-the-supreme-court-ruling-overturning-roe-v-wade/</ref> This means that states can determine their own abortion laws. In the state of Tennessee, a near-total abortion ban is supposed to take effect 30 days after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.<ref name=":0">https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2022/06/24/tn-abortion-law-tennessee-attorney-general-files-emergency-motion-roe-vs-wade/7723483001/</ref>
 
In Tennessee, you want to obtain an abortion, you must first undergo a one-on-one counseling session followed by a 48-hour wait period. If you're under 18 years old, you must usually get consent from one of parents before you receive an abortion (though you can sometimes get a judicial bypass). As of December 2018, there are no abortion providers in Nashville, so people are referred to clinics in Memphis and Knoxville for abortion services.


==Contraception (Birth Control)==
==Contraception (Birth Control)==
Line 145: Line 177:
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


In the United States, abortion has been fully legal since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision (1973). However, it is continually challenged. In Tennessee, there are restrictions placed on abortion access. For a woman to legally obtain an abortion, she must first seek state-directed counseling. During this time, the counselor usually reads from a script, which will aim to discourage the woman from obtaining an abortion. She will then have to wait 48 hours before receiving the abortion. This means that the pregnant woman must visit the clinic at least two times before obtaining the abortion.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-tennessee State Facts About Abortion in Tennessee]</ref>
In Tennessee, abortion is currently legal (as of June 2022), but it is expected that abortion will become illegal around July 2022. This is because, in June 2022, the United States Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.<ref name=":02" /> This means that states can determine their own abortion laws. In the state of Tennessee, a near-total abortion ban is supposed to take effect 30 days after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.<ref name=":0" />
 
For a person to legally obtain an abortion, they must first seek state-directed counseling. During this time, the counselor usually reads from a script, which will aim to discourage people from obtaining abortions. They will then have to wait 48 hours before receiving the abortion. This means that the pregnant person must visit the clinic at least two times before obtaining the abortion.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-tennessee State Facts About Abortion in Tennessee]</ref>


If you're 18 years old and want an abortion in Tennessee, it's required that one of your parents gives consent (i.e. "parental consent"). If you cannot manage to get parental consent, you can potentially get a "judicial bypass." This is when you ask a judge for permission instead or, if it's an emergency (for medical reasons), you can get special permission.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/states/tennessee Sex in the States: Tennessee]</ref> For more information on parental consent laws, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/abortion/parental-consent-notification-laws-25268.htm here].
If you're 18 years old and want an abortion in Tennessee, it's required that one of your parents gives consent (i.e. "parental consent"). If you cannot manage to get parental consent, you can potentially get a "judicial bypass." This is when you ask a judge for permission instead or, if it's an emergency (for medical reasons), you can get special permission.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/states/tennessee Sex in the States: Tennessee]</ref> For more information on parental consent laws, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/abortion/parental-consent-notification-laws-25268.htm here].
Retrieved from "https://gynopedia.org/Special:MobileDiff/186739"

Navigation menu