Pro-Life Means Pro-Baby and Pro-Mother, in Tennessee and Elsewhere

Tennessee has always been a pro-life state. Before the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, there were laws on the books that protected unborn children and their mothers from the tragedy and violence of abortion. On January 22, 1973, legalized abortion was forced on the people of Tennessee and on every other state in the nation.

For almost 50 years, the abortion industry was allowed unfettered access to exploit women and girls, go behind the backs of parents, conceal the truth about the humanity of the unborn child, and profit from the deaths of untold thousands of unborn children — a tragic loss for our state. When the Supreme Court sent the responsibility of protecting unborn children back to the states, Tennessee was ready. In 2019, through the prompting of Tennessee Right to Life, members of the General Assembly passed the Human Life Protection Act, which would restore the pre-Roe regulations if (and when) Roe was overturned and abortion would be illegal once again in Tennessee except to save the life of the mother.

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Stacy Dunn

Stacy Dunn is president of Tennessee Right to Life.

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Tennessee has always been a pro-life state. Before the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, there were laws on the books that protected unborn children and their mothers from the tragedy and violence of abortion. On January 22, 1973, legalized abortion was forced on the people of Tennessee and on every other state in the nation.

For almost 50 years, the abortion industry was allowed unfettered access to exploit women and girls, go behind the backs of parents, conceal the truth about the humanity of the unborn child, and profit from the deaths of untold thousands of unborn children — a tragic loss for our state. When the Supreme Court sent the responsibility of protecting unborn children back to the states, Tennessee was ready. In 2019, through the prompting of Tennessee Right to Life, members of the General Assembly passed the Human Life Protection Act, which would restore the pre-Roe regulations if (and when) Roe was overturned and abortion would be illegal once again in Tennessee except to save the life of the mother.