A CALL TO IMMEDIATE ACTION
Breaking News…
· The Attorney General of Ohio rules that abortion services are considered non-essential medical services and abortion centers should not remain open during the coronavirus crisis – this will close the abortion centers in Ohio until further notice…
· The Governor of Louisiana determines that abortion services are not essential medical services and do not need to remain open during the coronavirus crisis – this will close the 3 remaining abortion centers in Louisiana until further notice…
· The Texas Attorney General rules that abortion services are not considered essential medical services and do not need to remain open during the present coronavirus crisis – this will lead to the closure of the abortion centers in Texas until further notice…
More Breaking News…
· Tennessee Governor, Bill Lee issues executive order 18 regarding essential and non-essential medical services for the state – thus, determining which services should remain immediately available during the present coronavirus crisis. The order seems to imply abortion services are non-essential – final determination has not been fully clarified…
HERE ARE THE URGENT ACTION ITEMS – PLEASE ACT TODAY:
1. Pray that Governor Lee would do what other state leaders are doing – declaring abortion to be non-essential healthcare during this time of the coronavirus – leading the closure of all abortion centers in Tennessee during the present emergency.
2. Contact Governor Lee – via e-mail and request that he make this determination in accordance with his executive order.
Use the link below to send the following message to Governor Lee:
Please define abortion services as non-essential services under executive order 18. Feel free to add your own brief narrative to further underscore this issue.
Here is the Link to send a message to Governor Bill Lee:
https://www.tn.gov/governor/contact-us.html?fbclid=IwAR30vj54noYtuQ2zggx4Kfyv7OpCAPdsZ6twv5EGmY2fMoQeoxJXWdejDlk
To read the executive order in its entirety click on this link:
https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee18.pdf
Please note: it is normal policy making to issue orders, rules, and regulations and then clarify their meaning after they are issued – particularly after there is feedback from the public.