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Sponsored by Senator Diane Black, a nurse, Senate Joint Resolution 127 was overwhelmingly approved by the Tennessee state Senate last night. To get on the ballot, the Resolution, designed to once again make the state constitution neutral on the issue of abortion, must be passed by both a majority of the Senate and House during this two-year General Assembly cycle and then be approved by two-thirds of the next General Assembly, to be elected in 2010. What’s next?
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Senate Bill 1800/House Bill 0445 purports to establish some measure of informed consent in connection with abortions, and it purports to establish a “waiting period” prior to an abortion. While informed consent and a waiting period make for good abortion policy and are needed, this bill needs to be evaluated in light of the broader discussion about abortion policy taking place in Tennessee. There’s more to this than meets the eye.
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