Pastors Take on Attorney General in Tennessee Abortion Battle
Tennessee politics this week
Tennessee’s Attorney General joined top law enforcement officials from a number of GOP-controlled states in seeking access to personal medical records as it relates to reproductive healthcare.
Current law allows law enforcement to access medical records if those records could assist in an investigation related to criminal activity. As their are now varying levels of criminality assigned to abortion procedures by states, Skrmetti and other top law enforcement officials are suggesting they have an interest in medical records related to reproductive health in order to determine if citizens from their states have sought abortion care in another jurisdiction.
In response, a group of progressive pastors is speaking out against the Attorney General’s attempt to invade the privacy of the state’s residents:
