Category: Women’s Rights
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Where Does This Leave Women? Medical Discrimination, Legal Reversals, and the Looming Fifth Wave of Feminism
The Constitutional, Legal, and Ethical Implications of State Policies Targeting Women’s Autonomy in Post-Roe America The Growing Crisis of Women’s Rights Across several U.S. states, a wave of legislation is reshaping women’s access to healthcare, autonomy, and justice. From Tennessee’s laws allowing healthcare providers to refuse care based on moral or religious beliefs, to Texas…
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When Conscience Laws Cross the Line: A Tennessee Case Study of Denied Prenatal Care
How Tennessee’s 2025 Medical Ethics Defense Act enabled a physician to withhold care—and why that matters Case Study: Jonesborough, Tennessee – First Reported Denial of Prenatal Care to an Unmarried Woman In a Jonesborough town hall on July 2025, a 35‑year‑old woman shared her story: she was denied prenatal care by her OB‑GYN because she…