Florida’s state Senate has passed a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after the gestational age of six weeks, or about four weeks of pregnancy. The bill still needs to pass the state’s GOP-led House.
Florida’s state Senate on Monday passed a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after the gestational age of six weeks, or about four weeks of pregnancy. The bill’s advance, which still needs to pass the state’s GOP-led House, comes one year after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week ban into law.
“This bill will unfairly and disproportionately impact people who live in rural communities, people with low incomes, people with disabilities, and people of color,” Kara Gross, the legislative director and senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, said in a statement. “Hundreds of thousands of pregnant people will be forced to travel out of state to seek the care they need.
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