Swimming pool alarm bill: Rep. Matthew Hill taking heat for not saving babies

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Rep. Matthew Hill Votes Against “Saving Babies”
http://speaktopower.org/2010/04/rep-matthew-hill-votes-against-saving-babies
April 20th, 2010 Posted in Tennessee By Steve Ross



TNGA Rep. Matthew Hill

You may remember this video from last week that featured an exchange between Rep. Jeanne Richardson and Rep. Matthew Hill dealing with a bill that would deny women the right to purchase an insurance policy that covered abortion in the state of Tennessee.

One of the things that’s not in the clip we published, is a statement by Rep. Hill about saving babies. At 3:41:15 in the original clip, Hill talks about his conversations with his son Caleb, and how important to him it is that his daddy “save babies”.

So yesterday, when the House took up a bill to add motion alarms to swimming pools, saving babies was the issue of the day.

In that exchange, Rep. Mike Turner brought up a logical inconsistency in the debate over putting alarms in swimming pools to save children’s lives. At 2:05 in that video Turner points out that there’s a lot of talk about “saving babies”, which is EXACTLY what this bill does.

It’s interesting to note that Rep. Hill voted against the measure.

I wonder what he will tell Caleb?

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Tennessee Bill Could Deny Contraceptives
http://speaktopower.org/2010/04/tennessee-bill-could-deny-contraceptives
April 15th, 2010 Posted in Cheetos Gazing By T. Sharp

HB 3156 by *Curtiss , Moore, Hardaway, Cooper B, Gilmore ( *SB 3019 by *Burks)
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB3156
Safety - As introduced, requires an electrical inspector inspecting a pool installation to ensure that a pool alarm is also installed before granting final approval. - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 68, Chapter 14.

HB 3156 TNGA video
http://tnga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=78&clip_id=2949&meta_id=51820