Our state law makes it a
crime to sell fetal body parts. However,
I saw areas of concern that I shared with Governor Haslam. He acted immediately to investigate which led
him to make several changes to the rules governing abortion facilities, as well
as to commence immediate inspections of all clinics.
However, what cannot be
fixed by rule is that the law does permit the abortionist to accept
reimbursement for any costs associated with the preparation, preservation,
transfer, shipping, or handling of an aborted fetus or fetal remains - this is
exactly what we saw happening in the Center for Medical Progress' videos. This strikes me as wrong not only because of the potential for abuse
but because medical disposal needs are generally part of the cost of doing
business so why should reimbursement of these costs be permitted?
Another concern that I see
is that because some abortionists like Planned Parenthood are non-profit
organizations, it is possible for tissue disposal companies to perhaps make
large contributions to these non-profits which might, in effect, constitute
payment for the fetus’.
Therefore, I have filed a
bill to prohibit payment for the costs associated with the preparation,
preservation, transfer, shipping, or handling of an aborted fetus or fetal
remains, and to disallow large contributions by the tissue disposal companies
to the non-profits with whom they do business.
The Governor has also filed
a very good bill as well to cover other important matters, and I am a
co-sponsor of this legislation. I am
proud to be a pro-life legislator and appreciate how very fortunate we are to
have a pro-life Governor in Tennessee and an overwhelmingly pro-life General
Assembly.
Rep. Susan Lynn represents
the 57th legislative district in the Tennessee state House. Lynn is chairman of the Consumer and Human
Resources General Subcommittee and also serves on Finance Ways and Means
Committee.
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