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Three bills filed in the General Assembly—two on abortion and one on marriage—point out how hard it is to find a consistent principle by which to govern. Here’s what I think needs to be done. Two Approaches to Reversing Roe v. Wade The two abortion bills would make it a crime for a physician to […]
Last week, Tennessee’s Attorney General, Herbert Slatery, issued an opinion regarding a law passed eighteen years ago that allowed courts to enhance a criminal sentence if the victim had been targeted because of the person’s “gender.” He opined that “gender” referred to a psychological and cultural construct distinct from one’s biological sex and thus referred […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo—fresh from signing legislation allowing abortions even if the infant is born alive—said that he would ask the Legislature to repeal the law banning paid surrogacy contracts that his father, Gov. Mario Cuomo, put in place in 1992. If passed, the Child-Parent Security Act (CPSA) would allow New Yorkers to pay […]
FACT is pleased to associate with the following national organizations in the course of its work on behalf of families in Tennessee:
Alliance Defending Freedom, Family Policy Alliance, Family Research Council, and Focus on the Family.
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Every year, FACT and FACT’s legislative arm, Family Action of Tennessee, track and lobby legislation being debated by the Tennessee General Assembly. Tennessee’s annual legislative session runs from the second Tuesday in January through late April. Our goal is to educate you about what is happening at our state Legislature both in the Tennessee Senate (33 members) and the Tennessee House of Representatives (99 members) so that you can be informed and make your voice heard with your state legislators for a better Tennessee.
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In 2006, a group of Tennesseans came together to form The Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT) because of their concern about the future of the family in Tennessee and the growing negative impact of public policies on the family. Continue reading
