LEGISLATION 1 The Underage Abortion Trafficking Act, HB1895 sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary, (R-Knoxville) seeks to protect pregnant underage girls and their parents. The proposal would make it unlawful for any adult to recruit, harbor or transport an underage pregnant girl for an abortion procedure or procure abortion chemicals in order to conceal it from her parents or guardian. Under current Tennessee…
Keep the pressure on. HB883 now goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee as Senate Bill 745 Senate Bill 745 (SB745) is the Senate companion bill to HB883. It will be heard in the 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…
Tennessee’s Human Life Protection Act (HLPA), which currently protects the unborn from abortion (an estimated 900 babies monthly), is under attack in our TN General Assembly; thus, we ought to contact our legislators with the following simple message: “I urge that you oppose all efforts to weaken the Human Life Protection Act.” By emailing, phoning, or…
Judges Rule Unanimously Against Planned Parenthood JANUARY 9, 2018 – In a resounding victory for pro-life Tennesseans, Judges on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals have rejected a pro-abortion effort to overturn the 2014 voter passage of Amendment 1. “Although the subject of abortion rights will continue to be controversial in Tennessee and across our…
Mid-South pro-life supporters will rally at Memphis Planned Parenthood, 2430 Poplar Ave., from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturday, February 11, 2017. The rally is one of over 200 being coordinated nationwide by the #ProtestPP coalition, calling for Planned Parenthood to be stripped of all federal funding, and for all such funding being directed to…
Please contact ASAP Mayor Mark Luttrell and urge him to veto resolution #26, awarding a $115,000 contract to Memphis Planned Parenthood for the distribution of free condoms. His veto will send the issue back to the Board of Commissioners for reconsideration. The mayor could sign the measure right away; consequently, we must contact him ASAP…
Good news. Mayor Luttrell’s office has withdrawn Planned Parenthood from the proposal, directing federal funds to agencies for HIV prevention. Mayor Luttrell’s office has emailed the following statement to Planned Parenthood supporters objecting to his action: “Shelby County Government through the Community Services Division and the Shelby County Health Department have the necessary resources to…
From The Tennessean, December 25, 2015 More than a year after Tennessee voters approved a measure limiting abortion rights, a legal challenge to its passage is taking an unusual turn. A Williamson County judge has agreed to make a “speedy” decision about whether votes for and against abortion measure Amendment 1 in November 2014 were…
from Tennessee Right to Life [website] As unlicensed abortion owner-operators Gary Boyle and Wesley Adams continue their lawsuit to block the inspection and regulation of their facilities, pro-life Governor Bill Haslam has announced significant policy changes being implemented by his administration toward increased oversight and regulation of the state’s other four surgical abortion facilities. Among reforms recently enacted by the Tennessee Department of Health are unannounced…
Tennessee Right to Life is grateful to our public officials for fulfilling their commitment to the people of Tennessee and restoring this common sense policy to protect the health and safety of women and girls. The bill was approved by super-majorities in both the state House and state Senate and will go into effect on…
