Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits aiding in a minor seeking an abortion in the state of Tennessee.

Highlights:

• Specifies that an adult commits the offense of abortion trafficking if an adult transports a pregnant unemancipated minor within the state for the purpose of an act that would constitute a criminal abortion (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that this does not apply to the parents or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that consent does not protect against this offense (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the civil action may be brought on behalf of the unborn child by the mother or the father of the child (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a plaintiff may recover economic damages, noneconomic damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees (Sec. 1).

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