Tennessee House Passes Pro-Life Abortion Pill Reversal Act
Senate Judiciary Committee Scheduled to Hear Bill Today
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Tennessee Right to Life applauds the Tennessee House of Representatives for passing the Abortion Pill Reversal Act, HB 2568. House Bill 2568 sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) would require abortion facilities to display signage informing women that a chemical abortion may be reversed following the first dose of a two-pill protocol and requires a physician to provide the same information during informed consent, 48 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
On Monday evening, the House overwhelmingly passed the legislation by a vote of 71-22-1. Thank you to Representatives Robin Smith (R-Hixson) and Debra Moody (R-Covington) for leading the effort to defeat pro-abortion amendments offered by two Democrat legislators.
Before the legislation can become law, the Senate must take action. Senate Bill 2465 sponsored by Senator Dolores Gresham (R-Somerville) is on the Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for today, June 2. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm CDT.
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Please thank the following Representatives voting Pro-life and for the bill: Baum (R-Murfreesboro), Boyd (R-Lebanon), Bricken (R-Tullahoma), Byrd (R-Waynesboro), Calfee (R-Kingston), Carr (R-Sevierville), Carter (R-Ooltewah), Casada (R-Franklin), Cepicky (R-Culleoka), Cochran (R-Englewood), Crawford (R-Kingsport), Curcio (R-Dickson), Daniel (R-Knoxville), DeBerry (D-Memphis), Doggett (R-Pulaski), Dunn (R-Knoxville), Eldridge (R-Morristown), Faison (R-Cosby), Farmer (R-Sevierville), Gant (R-Rossville), Garrett (R-Goodlettsville), Griffey (R-Paris), Halford (R-Dyer), Hall (R-Cleveland), Haston (R-Lobelville), Hawk (R-Greeneville), Helton (R-East Ridge), Hicks (R-Rogersville), Hill M (R-Jonesborough), Hill T (R-Blountville), Holsclaw (R-Elizabethton), Howell (R-Georgetown), Hulsey (R-Kingsport), Hurt (R-Halls), Johnson C (R-Clarksville), Keisling (R-Byrdstown), Kumar (R-Springfield), Lafferty (R-Knoxville), Lamberth (R-Portland), Leatherwood (R-Arlington), Littleton (R-Dickson), Lynn (R-Mt. Juliet), Marsh (R-Shelbyville), Moody (R-Covington), Moon (R-Maryville), Ogles (R-Franklin), Powers (R-Jacksboro), Ragan (R-Oak Ridge), Ramsey (R-Maryville), Reedy (R-Erin), Rudd (R-Murfreesboro), Rudder (R-Winchester), Russell (R-Vonore), Sexton J (R-Bean Station), Sherrell (R-Sparta), Smith (R-Hixson), Sparks (R-Smyrna), Terry (R-Murfreesboro), Tillis (R-Lewisburg), Todd (R-Jackson), Van Huss (R-Jonesborough), Vaughan (R-Collierville), Weaver (R-Lancaster), White (R-Memphis), Whitson (R-Franklin), Williams (R-Cookeville), Windle (D-Livingston), Wright (R-Corryton), Zachary (R-Knoxville), Mr. Speaker Sexton C (R-Crossville)-- 71.
The following Representatives voted pro-abortion and against the bill: Beck (D-Nashville), Camper (D-Memphis), Chism (D-Memphis), Clemmons (D-Nashville), Dixie (D-Nashville), Freeman (D-Nashville), Hakeem (D-Chattanooga), Hardaway (D-Memphis), Hodges (D-Clarksville), Jernigan (D-Nashville), Johnson G (D-Knoxville), Lamar (D-Memphis), Love (D-Nashville), Miller (D-Memphis), Mitchell (D-Nashville), Potts (D-Nashville), Powell (D-Nashville), Shaw (D-Bolivar), Staples (D-Knoxville), Stewart (D-Nashville), Thompson (D-Cordova), Towns (D-Memphis) -- 22.
The following Representative is recorded as Present Not Voting: Hazelwood (R-Signal Mountain) - 1.