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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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Tennessee Right to Life Applauds Legislative Passage

of Strengthened Abortion Non-Coercion Efforts

(Nashville) Leaders of the state’s leading pro-life organization expressed appreciation to members of the General Assembly who voted overwhelmingly to pass HB 3301 / SB 3812, Tennessee’s Freedom from Coercion Act. 

“Tennessee is making strides toward protecting women and girls who are pressured into abortions they do not want,” said Karen Brukardt, legislative lobbyist for Tennessee Right to Life.  “With this vote Tennessee’s legislators are showing their sensitivity and support for some of our state’s most vulnerable individuals, especially women at risk of abuse and violence if they don’t submit to unwanted abortions,” Brukardt said.

As passed, the Freedom from Coercion Act requires posting of signs outlining the state’s existing non-coercion policy in facilities where abortions are performed including private physician’s offices, hospitals and surgical centers.  Penalties for failure to post the signage are $2,500 a day for abortion facilities and $1,000 for physicians’ offices.

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