Tennessee GOP State Rep. Proposed Law Making Women Eligible for the Death Penalty for Getting an Abortion
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“Murder should be murder, whether it's a person in being or a person in utero,” Barrett told the outlet. He also claimed that the proposal, which is a potential amendment to a bill dealing with the upkeep of a state capitol "monument to unborn children," is not meant to target mothers.
“I think that's a talking point saying that you’re targeting mothers. We’re not targeting mothers,” Barrett told WTVF. “We’re targeting unborn children and trying to protect them and give them the protection under the law for you and me.”