Florida will consider an abortion bill similar to one signed into law in Texas that would ban most abortions in the state. Introduced by a GOP lawmaker, the bill was quickly met with criticism by Democrats.
The legislation filed by Republican Rep. Webster Barnaby immediately met with opposition from Democrats who want to preserve the right to legal abortions. Barnaby’s office said he wasn’t ready to comment on it.
While similar bills have died in the Florida Legislature in past sessions, the debate has heated up since the After the Supreme Court decision earlier this month, GOP leadership began looking at what could be done in Florida. DeSantis said he thought the law was interesting and Republican Senate President Wilton Simpson expressed support for a similar law.
“I have always fought for unborn babies and their right to life, and the Florida House of Representatives has been a national leader in developing pro-life legislation,” Sprowls said through a spokesperson. “Our laws have to be strong enough to jump through multiple levels of judicial scrutiny. We look forward to bringing to the Floor a bill that saves every unborn life possible.”“Governor DeSantis is pro-life.
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