Abortion rights supporters are warning Tennessee lawmakers that the state is likely to lose a legal battle if the GOP-controlled Legislature chooses to pass one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation.
Tennessee lawmakers were warned Tuesday that, should the GOP-controlled Legislature choose to pass one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation, taxpayers will likely be forced to pick up cost of the losing battle.
Linton added that Tennessee risks losing hundreds of thousands of dollars to take an anti-abortion battle all the way to the Supreme Court, pointing out that the court's current makeup still doesn't guarantee enough support to overturn the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. Linton disagreed, saying that the more a law conflicts with Roe v. Wade, the harder it is for a state to justify its existence — opening itself up to being ignored by the high court.
"Make no mistake, the will sue if this bill comes into law," said Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the ACLU of Tennessee."Tennessee taxpayers will likely pay hundreds of thousands in litigation costs to lose in court. This is not speculation." The end of the roughly five-hour meeting was completely upended when a speaker refused to stop talking against the proposed abortion ban bill even after her microphone had been cut off.
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