Tennessee House passes narrow exceptions to state's total abortion ban

Tennessee House OKs Narrow Abortion Exemption Bill

NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state’s strict abortion ban, despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect doctors…

Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state’s strict abortion ban, despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect…

Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill

Tennessee's GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state's strict abortion ban, despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect doctors and pregnant patients.

Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill

Tennessee's GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state's strict abortion ban, despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect doctors and pregnant patients.

Bill narrowly scaling back abortion ban passes TN House; attempts to add rape, incest exceptions for minors fails

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- A bill that would narrowly scale back Tennessee's abortion ban cleared a big hurdle Monday. However, Democrats' attempts to add exceptions for minors who are pregnant as a result of rape or incest were repeatedly voted down. In an 83-11 vote with two lawmakers voting present, lawmakers passed a bill to change the state's abortion law to allow doctors to perform an abortion if their "reasonable medical judgment" finds t…

Tennessee House passes bill with two narrow abortion exceptions | Chattanooga Times Free Press

The Tennessee House voted Monday to create two narrow exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban law, sending the measure over to the state Senate.