SB4134 - Tennessee: Abortion

Companion Bill HB4170. Abortion - Deletes and reenacts two sections of Tennessee Code Annotated that contain provisions regarding abortion that were ruled unconstitutional by the Tennessee Supreme Court in the case of Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee v. Sundquist. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for SB4134 / *HB4170MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB4134 / *HB4170 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, the [...]

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