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A Tennessee hospital spent hours putting together a legal defense and justification before being able to treat a woman with an ectopic pregnancy; Indiana doctors worry about their ability to adequately care for patients; a court ruled against a Kentucky buffer zone, saying it caused protesters “irreparable harm” because they weren’t allowed to have “close, personal conversations” with patients; Kansas needs more abortion providers but prospects have security concerns; the stories of Texas women getting (legal and illegal) abortions.