Extremist judges will not stop endangering the lives of pregnant people or people who may become pregnant—overturning Roe v. Wade, attacking medication abortion, threatening the future of IVF, and this week at SCOTUS, emergency abortion care.
Our lawyers are waging strategic fights that make clear what is at stake for people who can become pregnant and seek to bolster our fundamental rights to control our lives, futures, and destinies.
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35% of single mothers in Tennessee live in poverty.
National figure: 32%
12.4% of women 65 and older in Tennessee live in poverty.
National figure: 11.2%
Black women in Tennessee typically make 68 cents for every dollar paid to white men.Â
National figure: $0.69
Latina women in Tennessee typically make 56 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.57
Source: Figures for women overall by state are based on 2022 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Figures for Black women and Latinas by state are based on 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
11.8% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Tennessee are uninsured.Â
National figure: 9.9%
12.9% of women in Tennessee reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 10.3%
