Professional-Life Tennessee Bill Would Cease Abortion Drugs
HB0005 by Bulso (R-Brentwood), recognizes that it is both a state and federal crime to distribute or prescribe abortion pills in Tennessee. These illegal drugs continue to flow into our state:
- Killing unborn children
- Sidestepping parental involvement in a life-or-death situation
- Providing cover for sexual predators, and
- Causing serious and sometimes life-threatening physical and emotional harm to women and girls.
This legislation increases the civil liability of abortion distributers and prescribers who push abortion pills into Tennessee illegally. This bill would give standing (the ability to sue) to more people than just the mother who took the pill and would increase the possible amount to recover at trial.
This important legislation will give teeth to existing laws and deter suppliers from illegally peddling abortion pills in Tennessee.
Tennessee Right to Life SUPPORTS this legislation.
HB0005 is scheduled to be heard in the House Health Committee on Tuesday, February 3, starting at 1:30 pm CST. Please contact the members and ask them to vote YES on HB0005.
ACTION ALERT: Contact the House committee to support the bill.
