Tennessee bill would grant fathers veto power over abortion, allow establishment of paternity withou

[RandySF]

In an effort to further restrict abortion in Tennessee, two Tennessee lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow a father to deny an abortion without the pregnant woman's consent.

SB494/HB1079, sponsored by Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon and Rep. Jerry Sexton, R-Bean Station, would give a man who gets a woman pregnant the veto power to an abortion by petitioning a court for an injunction against the procedure.

Tennessee lawmakers already passed one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws last year, although much of it is held up with legal challenges from abortion rights advocates. The ongoing court battle could stretch for months if not years.

Despite the outlook for potential lawsuits, state lawmakers appear adamant in pushing for stricter abortion laws this legislative session. Including Pody and Sexton's legislation, six bills to further restrict abortion have been filed this year.




https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/18/tennessee-bill-would-grant-fathers-veto-power-over-abortion/6763159002/

[Ohiogal]

1. No exceptions for rape or incest.

Just think about that ....

[Turbineguy]

2. But they are not giving

that power to a random man who might have been next to you on a bus?

Doesn't sound very fair to me.

(in case anyone thinks I was having a flashback from trump's brown acid).

[dsc]

6. actually in point of fact, they are

if you are willing to claim in court the child is yours that is apparently good enough.

[apcalc]

3. We need to shift the focus to male responsibility for unwanted pregnancies.

[raccoon]

5. A-frickin-men! Nt

[smirkymonkey]

16. Hear, hear!

[samnsara]

4. i visited family in Tenn for 10 years before they moved back to Seattle.. I really enjoyed the

...state but I heard the N word more than I wish to remember ( this was when Obama was running). They really should try to follow the rest of us into the 21st Century....

[musclecar6]

7. Just

The USA Version of the Taliban,Al Qaeda etc. Perfectly acceptable in the deplorable party.

[MissMillie]

8. All I can think of when I hear about stuff like this

is how women are/were/have been accused of penis envy.

There seem to be a lot of men out there that are so upset about not having a uterus that they have to find a way to control ours.

[eShirl]

9. Are they going to carry to fetus?

No? Then they can shut up and sit down.

Where's the foetus going to gestate, you going to keep it in a box?

[Midnight Writer]

10. Who comes up with this shit? A law like this is made to order for abusers.

[11 Bravo]

11. If men had uteri, abortion would be a sacrament, and "heaviest menstrual flow" contests ...

would be televised live on ESPN.

[Ohio Joe]

12. ummm... WTF? Everyone should read this article...

This is just one of the fucking crazy things in this bill:

"The injunction against the abortion could be granted even without both parties present for the proceedings, Pody said. The woman would be penalized at the court's discretion if she violates the injunction."

Just. Fucking. Crazy.

[Solly Mack]

13. K&R

Oh, the things I can't type out but still firmly support.

I'm fine with abortion, in case someone wants to misconstrue my words.

[BGBD]

14. So

does that also mean the man accepts full custody from birth?

[NotASurfer]

15. So, in that alternate reality, women are basically property and they're codifying chain of custody

by determining which man has legal possession in the specific condition of pregnancy.

Hows about tracking down the male half of that equation and determining who has legal possession of his testes while we're at it? Maybe the mother of a pregnant minor daughter should get to decide on an appropriate disposition on his behalf

[Straw Man]

17. Would that include ...

... court-mandated complete financial support for mother and child until the child reaches the age of 21?