The Tennessee legislature introduced a bill on Monday that targets adults who take minors out of the state to have an abortion.
The bill says that an adult who “recruits, harbors, or transports a pregnant unemancipated minor within this state for the purpose of” aiding them in getting access to actions that constitute “criminal abortion” under Tennessee law “commits the offense of abortion trafficking of a minor,” despite where the action occurs.
It also notes that it would not be a viable “defense to a prosecution” if the minor consented to actions.
Not being pregnant isn’t a crime, so not seeing a case for probably cause. Especially not sufficient enough to pull any useful phone records, which is getting less and less possible anyway as more people move toward encrypted chats.
I suppose if the tip is specific enough to include details on the transporter, it could happen. Seems incredibly unlikely though.
Feel free to ping me and point out I’m wrong if it ever happens. Until then, still seems like nothing but political hot air to me.
These states have already been investigating and in some cases prosecuting miscarriages. If these laws pass it’s going to happen.