Just recently, the Florida Legislature proposed a 15-week abortion ban bill that passed in its first committee hearing this week in the state Capitol.
In other states, Republican legislators are pushing the same agenda — to create new abortion bans or even make abortions illegal.
Ann Johnson, a Texas lawmaker in the House of Representatives said during the virtual press conference Thursday that women in Texas aren’t protected at all. Florida isn’t the only state dealing with proposed abortion bans, but Democrats across the nation are doing everything they can to make sure these bans won’t pass.Arizona also has a proposed 15-week ban that is currently moving through the state’s Legislature.
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