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Subcommittee advances bill allowing civil suits against out-of-state abortion pill suppliers; medical group urges changes
Summary
The Civil Justice Subcommittee voted 7-1 to send House Bill 5, as amended with amendment 005443, to full judiciary.
The Civil Justice Subcommittee voted 7-1 to send House Bill 5, as amended, to full judiciary after adding amendment 005443.
Representative Bolson, the bill sponsor in committee, said HB 5 "creates a civil cause of action, in favor of the family of an unborn child who was killed by abortion pills being sent illegally into the state," and that the amendment makes suppliers strictly liable with a stipulated damages amount of $5,000,000 intended to deter unlawful shipments.
Yarnell Beatty, general counsel for the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA), testified in opposition to amendment 005443. "TMA opposes House Bill 5, amendment 5,443," Beatty said,…
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