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Opinion: LeBron’s Looks: Proposed abortion bill tightens grip around reproductive rights

FILE - Supporters of Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment, attend a rally held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. The Ohio Supreme Court, Friday, Dec. 15, has dismissed the state's challenge to a judge's order that has blocked enforcement of Ohio's near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months.(AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)
FILE - Supporters of Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment, attend a rally held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. The Ohio Supreme Court, Friday, Dec. 15, has dismissed the state's challenge to a judge's order that has blocked enforcement of Ohio's near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months.(AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

By LeBron Hill 5 min read

Reproductive rights > state’s rights

Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court more than a year and a half ago, giving pro-life supporters what they wanted. Immediately after the 50-year precedent was overturned, Tennessee’s trigger ban went into effect, making abortions illegal.

And now state lawmakers seem primed to tighten their draconian grip.

According to a Times Free Press report, Tennesseans could be charged with the felony of “abortion trafficking” for helping someone under 18 terminate a pregnancy by traveling out of state or helping them obtain abortion-inducing medication under a bill proposed by state representative Jason Zachary, R-Knoxville.

The legislation targets any abortion but specifies that an adult who “recruits, harbors or transports” the teen within Tennessee in such circumstances would be committing a crime “regardless of where the abortion is to be procured.” It also allows for the parents or grandparents of an aborted fetus to sue for damages.