TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 27, 2023

Funding that would have been given to the state of Tennessee for low-income family planning services will now be given to Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi to serve Tennessee residents, the Commercial Appeal reports. The state was disqualified from receiving federal Title X funding in April after an audit revealed that service providers were not in compliance with federal guidelines that stipulate patients must be informed of all options available to them, including abortion. The state condemned the decision at the time, arguing it was counseling patients on all options legal in the state. Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi is receiving the funds as a subgrant from the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood and Converge Inc., a Mississippi group that focuses on reproductive health in the south.