Since I introduced you to this story/outrage I might as well keep you up to date. The consitutional amendment regarding abortion that passed the Tennessee State Senate has, for the time being, been defeated in a House subcommittee, not because Democrats rallied against it, but because--thankfully--women outnumber men on the subcommittee by one.
"The vote in the subcommittee was 4 for and 5 against. All five voting against the resolution are women and Democrats. Of the four men who voted for it, three are Republicans and one a Democrat."The sponsor is taking steps to bring it up in the full House, but he will need a 2/3 majority to bypass the committee. Of the 99 House members, 53 have expressed support, 27 opposition and the rest have stayed quiet.
If you are interested, you can thank the 5 women, who showed more courage than they should have had to, over email:
Lois DeBerry(who is the speaker pro temps)
Sherry Jones
Beverly Marrero
Mary Pruitt
Janis Sontany
If you want to send your thoughts to the Democratic man who is sponsoring this effort to change the constitution(Mike Turner) and the Democratic man who was one of the 4 who voted for(Dennis Ferguson), you can email them as well.
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