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Maya Yang

Abortion ban modeled on Texas law advances in Tennessee

Opponents of the abortion ban at a hearing of the Tennessee house health subcommittee on 15 Mar 2022.
Opponents of the abortion ban at a hearing of the Tennessee house health subcommittee last week. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

The Tennessee state house is considering a “Texas-style” abortion ban that would allow relatives, friends, neighbors and the spouse of a rapist to sue anyone who provides or assists in the provision of abortion services to his victim.

The bill, which would ban abortion entirely with no exceptions for rape or incest, cleared one hurdle last week, when a health subcommittee passed it.

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