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Tennessee GOP Lawmakers Advance Measure Linking Abortion to Death Penalty Law

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Feb 22, 2026
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Inside an Anti-Abortion Meeting With Tennessee's GOP Lawmakers — ProPublica

A Tennessee House panel has advanced a bill that would classify abortion as homicide, potentially exposing women to the state’s most severe criminal penalties, including capital punishment.

The proposal immediately intensified debate in a state that already enforces one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.

According to The Tennessean, House Bill…

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