“There was a significant shift in this country last year when it comes to protecting the lives of the unborn,” Lee said, referring to the overturn of Roe v. Wade. “We now all have an opportunity, a moral obligation, to support strong Tennessee families.”
To take effect the governor’s proposed budget must be passed by the Tennessee General Assembly, which is majority Republican in both houses.
“If approved, Tennessee will be the first Medicaid program in the nation to implement this kind of support. That’s pro-life. That’s pro-family,” Lee said.
Crisis pregnancy centers typically offer pregnant women and families free resources and baby materials.
Pregnancy Resource Center, a Tennessee nonprofit medical clinic that operates two crisis pregnancy centers and a mobile clinic, offers “pregnancy testing, ultrasound exams, STD testing, and holistic wraparound care to women, men, and families in need,” according to CEO Valerie Millsapps.
Millsapps told CNA that she’s “grateful” the governor and state Assembly “are committed to serving moms and dads in need.”