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Posted by: Kate Prince on Mar 18, 2022

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R- Oak Ridge, says he will not support a new anti-abortion bill because it would conflict with the state’s “heartbeat” abortion ban currently making its way through federal court, the Tennessean reports. The new measure, House Bill 2779, would ban almost all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest. It would also allow private citizens to bring civil action against abortion providers for “each abortion that the defendant performed.” McNally said the new bill could “complicate” the state’s current abortion law. Sen. Ken Yager, R-Kingston, said the new legislation could “really upend the current tort system of law.” A House subcommittee has approved the new bill, and it will be heard by a full House committee next week. McNally says he hopes it will not advance in the Senate.