A Tennessee state representative introduced a bill this week that would make it a crime for an adult to provide an abortion to a child by providing her with an abortion pill or facilitating the abortion in any way.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville) and allows for civil action “against a person committing the offense of abortion trafficking of a minor for the wrongful death of an unborn child that was aborted,” according to a summary of the bill.
“Tennessee has the strongest pro-life laws in the country. We have saved over 10,000 babies since this law has been enacted. There are those who are trying to find ways to circumvent the law in an effort to facilitate abortions for minors. This legislation has been drafted to address challenges to similar proposals in other states, but most importantly, it will protect vulnerable unemancipated minors from those…
