Tennessee Code 7-3-106 – Metropolitan funding of criminal abortions prohibited
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-3-106
- Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
A metropolitan government 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).