SB1561 - Tennessee: Abortion

Companion Bill HB1848. Abortion - Requires informed consent prior to an abortion; requires a 24-hour period of reflection prior to an abortion; provides for an exception to regulation to preserve the life or health of the woman. - Amends TCA Section 39-15-202. Fiscal Summary for *SB1561 / HB1848Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1561 / HB1848 This bill rewrites portions of the abortion statutes. BACKGROUND On September 15, 2000, in the case of Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee v. Sundquist, 38 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. 2000), the Tennessee Supreme Court reviewed Tennessee's abortion laws. The court ruled that the right to have an abortion in this state was based on the Tennessee Constitution's implied right to privacy. The court noted that in previous cases where the right to privacy has been concerned,[...]

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