Republican lawmakers appear to be stonewalling the bill because they fear retaliation from top anti-abortion groups.
qualify for abortion care to submit “a sample of the embryonic or fetal tissue extracted during the abortion” to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for “investigation into the offense,” threatening them with criminal investigation even if they are believed.Haile told local media outlet WKRN on Monday that the bill “will require continued discussion,” and “in particular, I want the discussion to continue around children that are raped.
In effect, rape exceptions are “entirely disingenuous,” Destini Spaeth, who helps run the North Dakota-based Women In Need, told Jezebel earlier this month, referring to SB587/HB1440. They’re merely “PR for anti-abortion politicians” while serving as a “deterrent” to survivors, and present “just another round of violation of their autonomy within the health care system, within a police and judicial system that routinely hurts survivors.
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