Vote no on HB 883!
Tennessee Right to Life continues to oppose HB883 that will be in the House Health Committee. We simply cannot support efforts to whittle away at our current protections. 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.
The Human Life Protection Act that was passed by the General Assembly in 2019 is the preferred language. It protects the right to life of all unborn children in our state with a provision for those situations when the mother’s life is in danger. Although Tennessee Right to Life has made it clear that we would not oppose efforts to simply clarify language in the current law, HB883 does much more than clarify.
The current law has been in effect for nearly six months and is working as the legislature intended. An estimated 900 unborn children are being saved each month from abortion in our state and no doctors have been charged for saving a woman’s life. This law should be allowed to remain strong in order to save our most vulnerable citizens.
Tennessee Right to Life and thousands of pro-life citizens still oppose HB883. We urge pro-life members of the Health Committee to vote no.
Vote no on HB 883!
Tennessee Right to Life continues to oppose HB883 that will be in the House Health Committee. We simply cannot support efforts to whittle away at our current protections. 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.
The Human Life Protection Act that was passed by the General Assembly in 2019 is the preferred language. It protects the right to life of all unborn children in our state with a provision for those situations when the mother’s life is in danger. Although Tennessee Right to Life has made it clear that we would not oppose efforts to simply clarify language in the current law, HB883 does much more than clarify.
The current law has been in effect for nearly six months and is working as the legislature intended. An estimated 900 unborn children are being saved each month from abortion in our state and no doctors have been charged for saving a woman’s life. This law should be allowed to remain strong in order to save our most vulnerable citizens.
Tennessee Right to Life and thousands of pro-life citizens still oppose HB883. We urge pro-life members of the Health Committee to vote no.