Tennessee § 6-56-113 Municipal funding of criminal abortion prohibited

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§ 6-56-113 — Municipal funding of criminal abortion prohibited

Tennessee § 6-56-113

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-56-113 (2026).

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A municipality shall not expend funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion. This prohibition includes expending funds as part of a health benefit plan or for travel to another state for the purpose of obtaining an abortion that would be a criminal abortion if performed in this state. As used in this section, "criminal abortion" means an abortion that is prohibited by § 39-15-213 and does not include an abortion performed pursuant to § 39-15-213(c) .

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A municipality shall not expend funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion. This prohibition includes expending funds as part of a health benefit plan or for travel to another state for the purpose of obtaining an abortion that would be a criminal abortion if performed in this state. As used in this section, "criminal abortion" means an abortion that is prohibited by § 39-15-213 and does not include an abortion performed pursuant to § 39-15-213(c) .