Florida lawmakers are set to vote on a controversial abortion bill, which would ban most abortions in Florida after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The only exceptions for the procedure would be to save a woman’s life, physical impairment to the mother if the pregnancy is carried to full term and if doctors certify the baby won’t survive.People opposed to the bill were at the state Capitol on Wednesday. Roughly 50 opponents filled a gallery in the House chamber, waiting for the debate on House Bill 5.
“They don’t think politicians should be interfering in these very private personal decisions about whether or not a person should be able to continue their pregnancy. And that’s what we’re here for,” said Laura Goodhue, with the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood. “Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for 49 years now, and we’re not going to go quietly. We’re going to be fighting every step of the way for reproductive rights in Florida.”If Gov.
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