‘Fatal fetal anomalies’ bill fails in Tennessee legislature • Tennessee Lookout
A bill that allows doctors to perform abortions that include “fatal fetal abnormalities,” failed in the Tennessee Legislature, forcing lawmakers to settle the risks women must face to end their pregnancy. Senate Bill 1425 The sponsorship of Sen. Richard Briggs, a Knoxville Republican, was rejected last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee, circumventing efforts to […]
House passes IVF bill, debates consistency with state’s fetal personhood stance
After three hours of debate, only six members of the Alabama House of Representatives voted against a stopgap bill that would have reopened IVF clinics in the state. HB237, by state Rep. Terry Collins (R-Decatur), passed the Senate on Thursday alongside a companion bill from Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence) and is headed for final passage […]
