Tennessee lawmakers introduce bill allowing fathers to veto abortion of their child
Two Republican politicians introduced a bill in Tennessee which would allow fathers of an unborn child to prevent the mother from aborting the child.
State Sen. Mark Pody and state Rep. Jerry Sexton are sponsoring the legislation, with Pody introducing the bill into the state senate, and Sexton introducing it in the Tennessee House of Representatives. The bills are named SB0494 and HB1079, respectively.
The bill reads: “A person may petition a court with jurisdiction over domestic relations matters to request an injunction to prohibit a woman who is pregnant with the person’s unborn child from obtaining an abortion.”...