HB4173 - Tennessee - Abortion

Companion Bill SB4132. 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; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for *HB4173 / SB4132Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB4173 / SB4132 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 [...]

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