Tennessee Right to Life President Stacy Dunn applauded the court's decision to reinstate the law. She told LifeNews, “Unborn children are the only group of people who can be discriminated against because of their race, gender or disability. This provision, in particular, defends the most vulnerable among us and upholds the virtue that all lives matter, regardless of condition or color.”
Dunn continued, “Tennessee Right to Life will continue to work with legislators to ensure that all unborn children are protected by law, but the Sixth Circuit has taken a huge step in allowing Tennesseans to end the violence to those who are targeted in our society.”
The law also contains a provision that requires all abortionists to perform an ultrasound prior to attempting an abortion. If the ultrasound finds a heartbeat, the abortionist would be forbidden from carrying out that abortion. This heartbeat provision is still being blocked by the courts.
