UPDATE: House Bill 2568 passes the Tennessee House, 71-22-1.  Thank you to the bill sponsor, Rep. Jeremy Faison, and to Representatives Robin Smith and Debra Moody for leading the effort to defeat Pro-abortion amendments. House Bill 2568 sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) would require abortion facilities to display signage informing women that a chemical abortion may be reversed following the first dose of a two-pill protocol and requires a physician to provide the same information during informed consent, 48 hours prior to the abortion procedure. The Tennessee House of Representatives will hear and vote on HB 2568 today, June 1, at 5:00 pm CDT. The bill is the second on the calendar for today's session. Women and girls are continuing to seek abortions and calling Right to Life for assistance. NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT! Continue reading

Mount Juliet Cannot Ban Surgical Abortions On May 1, Middle Tennessee Federal Judge, Eli Richardson, blocked the city of Mount Juliet from enforcing a zoning ordinance which required facilities that perform surgical abortions to be located in industrial zones. Judge Richardson is a 2018 appointee of President Trump. Abortion profiteers, Carafem, opened in Mount Juliet in March of 2019 aborting babies by prescribing the abortion pill, RU 486, up to 11 weeks of pregnancy. More recently they have announced plans to kill unborn children with surgical abortions in the future. The Mount Juliet Commission introduced codes limiting surgical abortions to industrial zones and approved the provisions on April 8, 2019. This prevented Carafem from expanding to surgical abortions. The ACLU of Tennessee and Carafem filed the lawsuit in Federal court against the city of Mount Juliet on December 18, 2019 claiming the zoning changes placed an "undue burden" on women seeking abortion in Tennessee. Continue reading

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Tennessee Abortionists: Elective Surgical Abortions Must Be Resumed During Pandemic Elevating non-essential elective surgical abortions above every other procedure in Tennessee, Federal District Judge Bernard Friedman ruled late Friday that Governor Lee's Executive Order 25 prohibiting non-essential surgeries threatens the so-called abortion right of women in Tennessee. Abortion profiteers including ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Choices of Memphis, Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health, and Dr. Looney joined with the unlicensed Boyle abortion center in Bristol to demand a return of surgical abortions which appeared to have been temporarily halted across the state. However, chemical RU486 abortions had continued unabated and account for roughly 40% of all abortion procedures. Judge Friedman writes, "Delaying a woman’s access to abortion even by a matter of days can result in her having to undergo a lengthier and more complex procedure that involves progressively greater health risks or can result in her losing the right to obtain an abortion altogether. Therefore, plaintiffs have demonstrated that enforcement of EO-25 causes them irreparable harm." "In terms of balancing the harm to others, plaintiffs argue convincingly that the irreparable harm they would suffer without injunctive relief, which includes violation of their constitutional rights, “vastly outweigh[s]” any “temporary reduction of PPE” resulting from the enforcement of EO-25." Continue reading

Thank you Governor Lee for Pro-Life Leadership Thanks largely to Pro-life Governor Bill Lee's courage and conviction, most of Tennessee's abortion facilities have temporarily ceased performing surgical abortions. The Governor's updated Executive Order on April 8 makes plain that non-essential surgeries and procedures should not be performed. Abortion is not healthcare and is non-essential in most every case. Chemical RU486 abortions continue to be dispensed up to 10 weeks of pregnancy and represent nearly 40% of all intentionally ended pregnancies. Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and other for-profit abortion operators have filed suit to demand the continued surgical killing of unborn children up to 19.6 weeks of pregnancy in Tennessee. This, even as data demonstrates that a signicant percentage of the populations most at risk for spreading corona correlate with those women most likely to seek abortions. Continue reading

National Right to Life Committee Praises the Trump Administration and FEMA for Efforts to Prevent Rationing of Care During Pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C.—National Right to Life has praised President Trump and his administration for the Civil Rights Bulletin issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which provides guidance on ensuring equal protection to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We thank President Trump and FEMA Administrator Phil Gaynor for efforts to protect the most vulnerable in our society,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “The guidelines from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help ensure that regardless of ability or disability, age, origin or chronic health issues, patients are treated equally.” FEMA’s guidelines follow those released by the Office of Civil Rights in response to news reports of proposed rationing guidelines. Continue reading

For immediate release: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C.—As health care workers face the challenge of caring for a staggering number of patients with coronavirus, abortion facilities are conducting business as usual. National Right to Life’s state affiliates have led the way in urging state officials to close abortion facilities as non-essential medical services. Closing facilities would protect clients and staff from possible exposure to COVID-19 and free up medical supplies and personal protection equipment for use by hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. “We praise our state affiliates for leading the way in challenging the abortion industry’s ‘business as usual’ response to the coronavirus pandemic,” stated Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “During this time, it is vital that all available U.S. resources be focused on turning the tide of the pandemic.” Pro-abortion groups and their allies are challenging orders from governors in several states who are calling for a ban on all non-essential surgical procedures—including abortions. Federal and state officials have called for a halt to all elective surgeries so medical care can be focused on those in immediate need and personal protection equipment can be reserved for those on the frontlines in the pandemic. The abortion industry has ignored calls to close abortion facilities and is continuing to pursue the destruction of unborn babies for monetary gain. Continue reading

Gov. Lee, Close Down These Killing Centers Now! 78.6% of abortions are among Tennessee residents ages 20 - 34 47% of confirmed COVID-19 cases are among Tennessee residents ages 21 - 40 (Tennessee Department of Health) Despite the claims of some, abortions continue to be scheduled and performed at facilities across Tennessee.  THIS MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY! The lives of unborn children are at risk as is the health and wellbeing of women, girls, healthcare workers and first responders. Governor Lee has expressed his "hope" and "expectation" that elective abortions will not be performed. But unless Executive Order #18 is enforced by the Tennessee Department of Health and the Attorney General, abortion profiteers such as Planned Parenthood, Choices of Memphis and others will continue to kill unborn children and put the health and lives of others at risk. Photos from Nashville's Planned Parenthood facility throughout this week document that large numbers of abortion clients continue to be seen where 60.7% of confirmed COVID-19 cases among Nashville residents are ages 21 - 40. (Metropolitan Government of Nashville)  Calls to Planned Parenthood to schedule abortions are met with giggles and laughs that they are continuing to schedule abortions and remain open. Choices of Memphis responded, "Lord have mercy, yes (we remain open)." While churches and legitimate businesses remain shuttered, the abortion facilities are allowed to operate without restraint.  THIS MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY . Continue reading

Governor's Executive Order #18 STATE OF TENNESSEE EXECUTIVE ORDER BY THE GOVERNOR No.18 AN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY LIMITING NONEMERGENCY HEALTH CARE PROCEDURES WHEREAS, emergency government action to limit the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to be prudent and necessary as the illness spreads rapidly throughout our community; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 in the State of Tennessee was identified, and 504 additional cases of COVID-19 have since been identified in Tennessee, demonstrating a continued, increasing, and serious risk to the health, safety, and welfare of Tennesseans; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that the best way to prevent COVID-19 is to avoid exposure to it, and exposure mainly results from close person-toperson contact; and WHEREAS, unnecessary person-to-person contact within the healthcare community increases the risk of COVID-19 spreading to providers and patients throughout our healthcare system; and Continue reading

On Monday, March 23, Governor Bill Lee issued  Executive Order Number 18  regarding essential and non-essential medical services. In essence, the Order serves to define what services should remain available during the present health crisis. Common sense and a clear reading make plain that elective abortion procedures are non-essential. Right now Tennessee Right to Life and other concerned citizens call upon our state government to place the health and safety of unborn children and abortion-vulnerable women above the profit motives of abortion facilities. Non-compliance will result in the deaths of unborn children and compromise the health and safety of women and families. First responders and health care workers are also placed in unnecessary danger. Please contact Governor Bill Lee and urge him to specifically declare abortion as  non-essential healthcare  immediately.  Click Here to Contact Gov. Lee Clicking on the link will take you to Governor Bill Lee's website. You will need to complete the webform and add your request in the 'Comments' section. Continue reading

Abortion Industry's Response to COVID-19: "Business as Usual" In response to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, hospitals and other primary care facilities are rightly focused on this medical emergency. Federal and state governments have called for all elective surgeries to be rescheduled in order to ensure care for those in immediate need and to free up vital resources to treat those impacted by COVID-19. The abortion industry is ignoring this call and instead is working to ensure there is no interruption in the destruction of unborn babies. “The vast majority of abortions are elective procedures and despite calls on the national, state, and local level for all elective procedures to be postponed, abortion clinics are conducting business as usual,” stated Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “As hospitals struggle to provide care, find supplies to protect doctors, nurses, patients, and other hospital personnel, abortion clinics are endangering staff and patients in those same communities.” Continue reading