The bill adds criminal penalties to abortion bill dispensation through telehealth or mail distribution means.
Highlights
- Tennessee Gov.
- Bill Lee signs law adding criminal penalties to abortion pill distribution via mail.
- The bill prohibits any distribution of abortion medication except when prescribing is done in person by a physician.
- The legislation also makes it a Class E felony punishable by a fine of up to $50,000 if that procedure is not followed.
- More than 75% of Tennessee abortions occurred within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy in 2018, according to state data.
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has endorsed medical or chemical abortion as a safe procedure.