2014 Tennessee Amendment 1
The Tennessee Constitutional Amendment: 1, commonly known as Amendment 1 or the No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment, is an approved legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee that appeared on the ballot on November 4, 2014. The amendment would ensure that Constitution of Tennessee, would not support, fund, or protect the right to an abortion.
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Shall Article I, of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated section: Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. The people retain the right through their elected state representatives and state senators to enact, amend, or repeal statutes regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Results by county Yes 70–80%
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No 60–70%
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| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | |||||||||||||||||||
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