Tennessee lawmakers are studying legislation that would impose a near-total ban on abortion in spite of a similar Alabama bill already facing a challenge in federal court
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The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings Monday and Tuesday on a bill that would ban abortions"when a viable pregnancy is presumed to exist or has been confirmed," and punish non-compliant providers with up to 15 years in jail and a $10,000 fine.The Senate bill would amend and expand upon a stalled House bill that seeks to ban abortion at the detection of a fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
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