.MaddowBlog: Texas' abortion ban is obviously a problem for reproductive rights. Copycats in other states are likely to make that problem vastly worse.
We didn't have to wait too long to see evidence to bolster the point. NBC NewsA Florida state representative filed a bill Wednesday similar to one recently passed in Texas that would ban abortions as early as six weeks, before many women even know they are pregnant. The bill, filed by Webster Barnaby, a Republican, would fine physicians at least $10,000 for each abortion performed. It would also allow people to sue anyone who helps end a pregnancy in violation of the law.
To be sure, all kinds of unusual proposals are introduced in state legislatures all the time, and most stand little chance of success. It's too soon to say whether Florida's Republican-led state government will approve a Texas-style abortion ban, and it's possible that this new bill will fail.
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