Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that he will sign a bill banning abortions at the detection of a heartbeat, which is around six weeks into the pregnancy. The state's Legislature passed the abortion bill backed by the Republican governor and opposed by Democrats as budget negotiations stalled after midnight, FOX 17 reports. Around 3 a.m., lawmakers in the Volunteer State passed along party lines a $39.4 billion budget for fiscal year 2020-21. “The Tennessee General Assembly’s passage of this dangerous, flatly unconstitutional bill is unacceptable," Hedy Weinberg, ACLU-TN executive director, said, WBIR reports.

Source: Fox News June 19, 2020 19:07 UTC