Tennessee HB1217 amends state law to define reproductive rights and clarify that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus has no independent rights.

Tennessee HB1217 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68 to define reproductive rights and clarify that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus has no independent rights. It establishes that a woman has a fundamental right to continue a pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion before viability of the fetus or when necessary to protect the life or health of the woman.

Tennessee HB1217 amends state law to define reproductive rights and clarify that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus has no independent rights.

Tennessee HB1217 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68 to define reproductive rights and clarify that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus has no independent rights. It establishes that a woman has a fundamental right to continue a pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion before viability of the fetus or when necessary to protect the life or health of the woman.