A proposal that would require ultrasounds before any abortion is one of several abortion related bills set for debate this week at the Tennessee General Assembly. The ultrasound bill is headed to a House committee this week.

Sen. Mae Beavers also plans to push forward with an amendment that would enact mandatory counseling called "informed consent" and she has proposed a 48-hour waiting period between the time a woman seeks an abortion and when she can go through with the procedure.

The measures come in the wake of Tennessee voters adopting a constitutional amendment in November that nullified a 15- year-old state Supreme Court ruling and opened up possible abortion restrictions.