Abortion Pills Head to Court
ABORTION EVERY DAY
If it feels like you’re hearing an awful lot lately about the death penalty for abortion patients, it’s because ‘equal protection’ legislation has been exploding across the country. These once-fringe bills were introduced in over a dozen states last year, and now it looks like we could see even more in 2026.
Reps. Jody Barrett and Mark Pody filed an amendment to HB 570 hat would remove protections for pregnant women and codify “equal protection” for fetuses, embryos, and fertilized eggs. As has been the case in every other state that’s introduced “equal protection” legislation, the Republican sponsors worked with so-called abortion abolitionist groups. In fact, TN Repro News reports that the Foundation to Abolish Abortion announced the legislation before it even appeared on the Tennessee General Assembly’s website!