Despite being outspent
3-1 , having all
four major city newspapers endorse the Planned Parenthood position, the
pro-life amendment known as Amendment
One relied upon a strong grassroots
effort in all 95 counties and focused on the power of the
pulpit to win 53%
to 47% in Tennessee.
Brian Harris, President of Tennessee Right to Life summed up
the winning
strategy that may be described as a classic David and Goliath battle.
"We recognized that we would never have the financial
resources of the abortion industry so began planning long ago to build a team
of advocates who could educate and organize their local communities,"
Harris said. That effort paid off, especially in rural regions of the state
where volunteers raised funds and awareness of both the amendment and the 2000
court ruling in Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee v Sundquist, a decision
which claimed a fundamental right to abortion.”
The previous post
explained the significance of this battle, not only for Tennessee, but for the
signal it would send to the rest of the country, especially the 15
other states similarly attacked in the courts by the abortion
industry. This should also encourage them to follow the lead of the Volunteer
State. Had it failed, it would have emboldened the abortion industry
to attack the remaining 34 states as needed with their winning strategy of
using the courts to find a right to abortion in their state constitution to
effectively block pro-life legislation.
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