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(Tuesday, June 22, 2010, Nashville) Following a legislative session
marked by passage of Right to Life priorities including amendment resolution SJR 127, the political action committee of
the state's leading pro-life organization has announced their endorsements
for the upcoming primary elections.
"Tennesseans have
made great progress in electing demonstrated pro-life leaders to the General
Assembly," said
Brian Harris, president of Tennessee Right to life. "With so
much at stake and the fate of unborn children in the balance, we urge every
pro-life Tennessean to work and vote for the election of women and men of
conscience who understand the value and dignity of every human life,"
said Harris.
In addition to first
passage of SJR 127,
a resolution to put an amendment before state voters in 2014 which would
again make the Tennessee Constitution abortion-neutral, pro-life leadership
and majorities in both chambers of the Legislature passed bills requiring the
posting of non-coercion law in facilities where abortions are
performed, ensuring that first priority in distribution of family planning
funds be given to local health departments rather than abortion
facilities, and establishing that abortion not be a funded benefit in
exchanges to be established as part of the federal health care plan.
Abortion has become an
increasingly important matter in state races following a landmark ruling by
the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2000 which found a fundamental right to
abortion and struck down popularly supported measures such as informed
consent and 2 day waiting periods for women considering abortion and other
laws regulating the operation of abortion facilities in Tennessee.
"Tennessee is a
strongly pro-life state and it is only appropriate that our public policies
reflect the views of that majority," Harris said. "It is a top priority of Tennessee Right to Life to see that the men and women who fill
those seats next January are people of principle who will not only vote the
right way but who will lead dramatically for the protection of the weak and
vulnerable among us."
Please visit www.vote4life.org for a list of endorsed
candidates.
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