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Tennessee Lawmakers Introduce Bill Allowing Fathers Say in Abortion 13 Feb 2021 Two Tennessee lawmakers introduced legislation Friday that would allow the father of an unborn child to file a petition for an injunction to block a woman from aborting the couple’s child. State Sen. Mark Pody (R) introduced SBO494 in the Senate and Rep. Jerry Sexton (R) presented a companion measure, HB1079, in the Tennessee House. As introduced, the legislation would allow “a person to petition a court for an injunction to prohibit a woman who is pregnant with the person’s unborn child from obtaining an ab...

The measure would allow a man who gets a woman pregnant to request an injunction barring her from obtaining an abortion.

Nashville Tennessean Despite the persistent threat of COVID-19, a number of Republican lawmakers wish to curb the ability of state and local government in Tennessee to implement regulations to slow the spread of the deadly virus. A flurry of Republican-backed bills would restrict government control over mask wearing, vaccination and large gatherings at home and churches. Private businesses would also be prohibited from requiring their employees and customers to wear masks or receive vaccines. The Republican lawmakers say their legislation protects individual freedom and they are confident i...

Senator Pody Announces New Committee Assignments January 21, 2021 January 20, 2021 State Senator Mark Pody has been appointed chairman of the General Assembly’s Joint Government Operations Committee’s Commerce, Labor, Transportation and Agriculture Subcommittee. The announcement was made by Chairman Kerry Roberts as the 112th General Assembly met on Tuesday. “I am delighted to be appointed to this position and look forward to getting to work on the many issues before us in 2021,” said Sen. Pody. The Senate Government Operations Committee is generally perceived as one of the most power...

Credit capitol.tn.gov NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two Tennessee lawmakers held a prayer rally Wednesday timed to coincide with a protest in the nation's Capitol in support of President Donald Trump. Although speakers repeated the debunked claims that Joe Biden did not win the election, they focused on praying for the country and asked supporters to put their trust in God. “We need to be praying for the truth to be revealed,” state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, told a crowd of about 150 people outside of the state Capitol in Nashville after they listened to a broadcast of Trump's speech in Wash...