SBC President Clint Pressley Endorses Tennessee Bill Allowing Death Penalty for Abortion

Tuur said:

A curious thing: Here is HB 0570:

https://legiscan.com/TN/text/HB0570/id/3099362

And here is SB 0738:

https://legiscan.com/TN/text/SB0738/id/3097556

This doesn't sound like the bills in the article.

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• Current Legislative Text: As of late February 2026, the official versions of HB 0570 and SB 0738 on the Tennessee General Assembly portal only contain "caption bill" language related to the maintenance of a monument to the unborn. (The one you linked to).
• Amendment Availability: The controversial amendment that would reclassify abortion as homicide has not been formally filed in a committee, meaning it does not yet have an official amendment number (e.g., "HA0001") or a public link on the state's bill tracking system.

JustaPewFiller said:

That's because those links are basically placeholders. The proposed amendment isn't isn't out there yet. That's why they don't look like the bills in the article. Because all the info isn't out there yet.

Despite all the talk about it, the amendment hasn't been make publicly available yet.

the official text is not yet available on the Tennessee General Assembly website.
The current status of the legislation is ---

• Current Legislative Text: As of late February 2026, the official versions of HB 0570 and SB 0738 on the Tennessee General Assembly portal only contain "caption bill" language related to the maintenance of a monument to the unborn. (The one you linked to).
• Amendment Availability: The controversial amendment that would reclassify abortion as homicide has not been formally filed in a committee, meaning it does not yet have an official amendment number (e.g., "HA0001") or a public link on the state's bill tracking system.

If you notice on the TN General Assembly site - it has no amendments for the bill listed yet..

Bill Information - Tennessee General Assembly

View detailed bill information for the Tennessee General Assembly, including sponsors, summaries, amendments, action history, fiscal notes, and voting records.

wapp.capitol.tn.gov

The closest we have to the actual text of the amendment, at this time, is a 1 page draft provided to a local news outlet - available at the link below..

Amendment to TN bill would allow death penalty for abortion, but Senate sponsor says it lacks support

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Michie said:

Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Clint Pressley voiced his support for proposed Tennessee legislation that would allow the death penalty to be imposed on a woman who has an abortion.

“I am glad to support HB 570 and SB 738, two bills in the Tennessee legislature that would protect every preborn child in Tennessee from abortion by providing preborn children with equal protection of the laws,” Pressley posted on X. “By protecting the lives of preborn children with the same laws that protect people who are born, we are simply loving our neighbors in the womb as ourselves.”

“Tennessee now has the opportunity to set an example of how states can protect the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death,” he continued. “I am urging the Tennessee legislature to move these bills forward this legislative session. It’s both pro-life and consistent!”

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SBC President Clint Pressley Endorses Tennessee Bill Allowing Death Penalty for Abortion

SBC President Clint Pressley voiced support for Tennessee legislation that would treat abortion as homicide, potentially allowing life in prison or the death penalty. The bill has sparked praise and criticism within Southern Baptist circles.

churchleaders.com

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Yarddog said:

He doesn't sound pro-life. All life is precious, whether born or unborn.

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Tuur said:

Those who wanted to force all to take COVID-19 shots didn't sound pro-choice to me.

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