Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi revealed it is the subject of a wide-ranging state probe involving gender-affirming care and medication abortion; it is one of at least two Tennessee organizations that support reproductive rights that is currently under investigation by the AG.

Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi petitioned a Nashville court on Wednesday to set aside a sweeping legal demand by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti to turn over the organization’s donor details, health-care provider information, and the medical records of adult and minor patients.

The legal petition, filed in Davidson County Chancery Court, makes public for the first time the existence of an ongoing and wide-ranging investigation into the nonprofit operator of four Tennessee clinics. Since the state’s 2022 abortion ban, the organization has ceased offering abortions as part of its health-care service; instead, it offers information, financial assistance, and referrals to pregnant patients seeking abortions outside of Tennessee. 

In a Sept. 3, 2026 demand letter, Skrmetti appeared to target those post-abortion-ban services. The letter said the state “had reason to believe” the organization had engaged in multiple violations of state law. Among Skrmetti’s demands are for the Planned Parenthood affiliate to turn over all documents, emails, and communications connected to “any person you assisted, helped, or are otherwise aware of” who obtained abortion pills in the mail or via telemedicine. 

Earlier this week, Abortion Care Tennessee revealed it is also the subject of a similar demand letter and investigation by the attorney general that seeks extensive internal documents regarding the delivery of medication abortion by mail. Abortion Care Tennessee provides information and funding to Tennessee patients seeking abortions.

Skrmetti’s demand letter to Planned Parenthood also seeks records of patients treated for gender dysphoria or........

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