Clarifying Protections for Unborn Life in Tennessee's Abortion Laws
2025 - Tennessee Senate
Conservatives Support
Description
This bill provides legal clarification for the term 'serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function' in existing criminal abortion laws, ensuring precise application of pro-life protections. CPAC believes that abortion is always a human tragedy. CPAC supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-07 by a vote of 25-3. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-16 by a vote of 71-18. The bill later became law.