TN HB1241

Adds a new exception to Tennessee's criminal abortion statute for lethal fetal anomalies diagnosed before 24 weeks of pregnancy, defined as conditions incompatible with life outside the womb that will not improve with medical intervention

Requires lethal fetal anomaly diagnoses to be confirmed in writing by two additional physicians and documented in the patient's medical record before an abortion can be performed under this exception

Mandates physicians inform patients verbally and in writing about perinatal hospice and palliative care services as an alternative to abortion when a lethal fetal anomaly is diagnosed

Defines "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" to include conditions such as preeclampsia, inevitable abortion, and premature rupture of membranes, while explicitly excluding mental health conditions

Takes effect immediately upon becoming law