2014 Initiatives
Resolution of Restoration HJR0553
Washington DC mission
Washington DC mission
"Until we amend our State Constitution -- the YES on 1 Campaign for November -- these figures will only become worse.
Tennessee Now Has Abortion on Demand NO informed consent for women and girls considering abortion.
NO required waiting period.
NO hospitalization requirement for later term abortions.NO required inspection or regulation of abortion facilities.
Voting YES on 1 will provide the state legislature with the opportunity to then pass common sense, health protecting laws.
Newly released data on abortion in Tennessee reveal a steady decline in the number of abortions performed over the past decade - and a steady increase in the percentage of out-of-state women heading to Tennessee for the procedure.
There were 16,373 abortions performed in Tennessee in 2010, down 6 percent from a decade ago, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over the same time period, the percentage of women coming from outside Tennessee for abortions increased by more than 30 percent. One in four abortions in 2010 was sought by an out-of-state woman - a result of bordering states passing abortion restrictions and a steep decline in abortion clinics in those states.
The abortion data are likely to figure heavily in the next general election, when voters will decide whether to support or oppose Amendment 1, a ballot measure that would strip abortion protections from the Tennessee constitution.
Amendment 1 supporters have begun circulating fliers that say "An abortion destination?" and urging voters that passage of the ballot measure will give lawmakers more power to pass reasonable restrictions. Amendment 1 opponents note that Tennessee lawmakers already have enacted abortion restrictions."
Copied from Anita Ward article in Tennessean newspaper.
Tennessee Now Has Abortion on Demand NO informed consent for women and girls considering abortion.
NO required waiting period.
NO hospitalization requirement for later term abortions.NO required inspection or regulation of abortion facilities.
Voting YES on 1 will provide the state legislature with the opportunity to then pass common sense, health protecting laws.
Newly released data on abortion in Tennessee reveal a steady decline in the number of abortions performed over the past decade - and a steady increase in the percentage of out-of-state women heading to Tennessee for the procedure.
There were 16,373 abortions performed in Tennessee in 2010, down 6 percent from a decade ago, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over the same time period, the percentage of women coming from outside Tennessee for abortions increased by more than 30 percent. One in four abortions in 2010 was sought by an out-of-state woman - a result of bordering states passing abortion restrictions and a steep decline in abortion clinics in those states.
The abortion data are likely to figure heavily in the next general election, when voters will decide whether to support or oppose Amendment 1, a ballot measure that would strip abortion protections from the Tennessee constitution.
Amendment 1 supporters have begun circulating fliers that say "An abortion destination?" and urging voters that passage of the ballot measure will give lawmakers more power to pass reasonable restrictions. Amendment 1 opponents note that Tennessee lawmakers already have enacted abortion restrictions."
Copied from Anita Ward article in Tennessean newspaper.
