Tennessee Governor Signs Law Clarifying Abortion Ban Exceptions
Last Friday, Governor Bill Lee Signed New Legislation Into Law That Provides Clarification Of Tennessee’s Abortion Ban.
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Tennessee’s Unborn Children Will Be Protected For Another Year
Tennessee Right To Life Is Happy To Report That The Human Life Protection Act Stands Strong After All Proposals Dealing With Changing The Current Law Have Been Heard For This Session. Pro-Life Tennesseans Let Their Voices Be Heard And Therefore, The Law Will Continue To Protect The Right To Life Of All Unborn Children In Our State.
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Senate Committee Passes Right-To-Life Approved Bill To Clarify TN Abortion Ban
The Senate Health And Welfare Committee Voted Overwhelmingly To Send Senate Bill 745 (As Amended By The House) To The Full Senate For The Final Vote Needed Before Sending The Legislation To The Governor’s Desk. Tennessee Right To Life Is Grateful For The Committee Passing This Legislation That Will Clarify But Not Weaken The Human Life Protection Act.
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Tennessee Abortion Exemptions Bill Amended To Remove Anti-Pro-Life Language
Tennessee Right To Life Applauds The Full House And The Senate Judiciary Committee For Passing TRL Approved Language On HB883 And SB745 That Will Keep The Human Life Protection Act Strong And Working As Intended.
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Tennessee Right To Life Opposes Sen. Briggs’ Amendment To Abortion Exemptions Bill
Tennessee Right To Life Continues To Strongly Oppose SB745 By Senator Briggs As Amended With Amendment #6282 That Was Filed By The Sponsor And Is Set To Be Heard In Senate Judiciary Tuesday, March 21, At 1:00 CT. The Proposal Would Weaken The Human Life Protection Act And Goes Far Beyond The Simple Clarifications That Legislators Have Requested.
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Legislation To Weaken Tennessee’s Abortion Law Heads To Committee On Tuesday
Senate Bill 745 Is The Senate Companion Bill To HB883. It Will Be Heard In The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee At 3:00 P.M. CST. On Tuesday, February 28th. In The Words Of Constitutional Expert Paul Linton, This Legislation, “Entirely Rewrites State Law (Human Life Protection Act) And In Doing So, Creates An Abortion Law That Would Be, In Practice, If Not In Principle, Unenforceable.”
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Vote On Legislation To Weaken Tennessee’s Abortion Law Postponed
Tennessee Right To Life States That The Discussions Of The Past Week Have Shown That Even With Adjusted Definitions, This Legislation Is Unacceptable To The Pro-Life Position. It Cannot Be Reformatted, Into A Sound Bill That Continues To Effectively Protect Unborn Children In Our State.
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