Pro-Life News

The Mt. Juliet Board of Commissioners agreed to pay out $225,000 in a settlement with local abortion clinic Carafem during its latest meeting, ending a legal battle dating back to December 2019. Commissioners previously repealed an ordinance that effectively banned surgical abortions in the city limits after a federal court ruled against it in May, citing a likelihood that it violated due process under the 14th Amendment. That ordinance restricted surgical abortions to industrial zones, and originally included language that banned them within 1,000 feet of churches, schools and other facilities. It was later amended to 200 feet after the American Civil Liberties Union sued the city on behalf of Carafem. Read more...