War on Women - Monday Edition

not willing let arizona or alabama out *******e them, tennessee fired shot today.

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the latest salvo in abortion wars comes in form of bill in tennessee legislature result in online publication of names of doctors perform abortions, , -- according critics of measure -- potentially out individual women undergo controversial procedure.

life defense act of 2012, under consideration in tennessee house of representatives, direct state health department post on website report on every abortion, filled out facility procedure takes place.

reports must include "identification of physician performed abortion , physician's office, clinic, hospital or other facility abortion performed," according official summary of bill.

chas sisk of nashville tennessean reports abortion-rights advocates worried result in intimidation of doctors, given violent acts against abortion providers in past.

although bill states patients not identified in reports, says documents must include woman's county, age, race, marital status, plus number of prior pregnancies, number of prior abortions, gestational age of fetus, , preexisting medical conditions. that, critics say, make easy guess identities, particularly in sparsely populated rural areas.

sponsor of bill, matthew hill, republican state representative east tennessee town of jonesborough.

"the department of health collects data, don't publish it," hill told tennessean. "all we're asking data collect made public."

abortion has become high-profile topic in recent months opponents of procedure, stymied on federal level roe vs. wade decision, have taken fight states. in november, mississippi voters rejected "personhood" amendment have defined life beginning @ fertilization.

earlier month, virginia's republican governor, bob mcdonnell, signed bill requiring women have ultrasounds before abortion. original version of bill have required women have invasive vaginal probe part of ultrasound process.

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oh, georgia's in on act too...

 

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