Breaking news: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a Republican bill late Thursday banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, cutting off a critical access point for abortion care. The legislature passed the bill earlier in the day.
Those numbers have been an impetus for stricter restrictions, Florida Republicans say.
Abortion rights advocates described the ban as a political maneuver by DeSantis, who is widely expected to run for president and will need to win over the Republican base in a primary.“These political moves have devastating consequences,” said Laura Goodhue, executive director of Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates. “Gov. DeSantis’s audition for the presidency doesn’t define us as Floridians.
Florida Democrats have argued fiercely against the legislation, staging several protests in the lead-up to the bill — including one that ended in several top Democrats being arrested. Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka , who sponsored the six-week ban, said the medical exception already included in the bill covered that kind of situation.
Despite their baby’s fatal fetal abnormality, the Dorbert family was denied the possibility of terminating their pregnancy early.
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