HB3682 - Tennessee: Abortion

Companion Bill SB3512. Abortion - Requires informed consent prior to an abortion; requires a period of reflection prior to an abortion; provides for an exception to regulation to protect the life and health of the mother; clarifies requirement that an abortion be performed by a physician. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB3682 / *SB3512Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3682 / *SB3512 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 [...]

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