Scary Legislation in Tennessee

Abortion rights foes are on to something here:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Legislation introduced in Tennessee would require death certificates for aborted fetuses, which likely would create public records identifying women who have abortions.

Rep. Stacey Campfield, a Republican, said his bill would provide a way to track how many abortions are performed. He predicted it would pass in the Republican-controlled Senate but would have a hard time making it through the Democratic House.

"All these people who say they are pro-life _ at least we would see how many lives are being ended out there by abortions," said Campfield.

The number of abortions reported to the state Office of Vital Records is already publicly available. The office collects records _ but not death certificates _ on abortions and the deaths of fetuses after 22 weeks gestation or weighing about 1 pound.

The identities of the women who have abortions are not included in those records, but death certificates include identifying information such as Social Security numbers.

Campfield's bill, introduced Monday, would give abortion providers 10 days following an "induced termination of a pregnancy" to file a death certificate.

Yep, that'll fix 'em. What an idiot. As the article states, these statistics are already compiled, and I might add used by the anti-choice groups.

I'm going to rank this legislation up there with the non-binding legislation on disapproving the troop surge in Iraq. Useless. Spineless. And for political solely for political purposes.

Maybe Campfield needs his own death certificate, because it certainly appears he's been brain dead for some time.