Tennessee state legislature passes restrictive ban on abortions in a closed-door session during the early morning hours. Opponents have already said they are going to challenge the issue in court.
A brief review of key legislation and court decisions on pregnancy termination in the U.S.The Tennessee state legislature passed a restrictive ban on abortions in the state during the early morning hours Friday in a closed-door session., which bans abortions done as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, have already said they are going to challenge the issue in court.
Under the provisions of the bill, doctors would also be prohibited from conducting an abortion procedure if the patient is seeking one because of the baby’s sex, race or"a prenatal diagnosis, test, or screening indicating Down syndrome or the potential for Down syndrome in the unborn child."The bill, which voted along party lines with Republican majority in both the state House of Representatives and state Senate and has the support of Gov.
People wait for a Senate hearing to begin to discuss a fetal heartbeat abortion ban, or possibly something more restrictive in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 12, 2019. People wait for a Senate hearing to begin to discuss a fetal heartbeat abortion ban, or possibly something more restrictive in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 12, 2019.
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