AdvertisementRepublican State Lawmakers Split Over Anti-Abortion StrategyApril 12, 2019Blake FarmerJackie FortierfacebookEmailIn the Tennessee Capitol, state Rep. Matthew Hill took heat from abortion-rights proponents last month who had gathered to protest a bill he favored that would ban abortions after about six weeks' pregnancy. That legislation was eventually thwarted in the Tennessee Senate, however, when some of his fellow Republicans voted it down, fearing the high cost of court challenges. (WPLN)