A female, who picked to stay confidential, speak with Doctor Audrey (R) prior to recieving an abortion at a Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 14, 2022.
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Florida state legislators on Tuesday presented legislation that would prohibit abortion after 6 weeks, when numerous females do not understand they are pregnant, with restricted exceptions for medical emergency situations and cases of rape and incest.
The legislation, presented in Florida’s House and Senate, would make carrying out an abortion after 6 weeks a third-degree felony punishable by as much as 5 years in jail.
The legislation permits abortion in cases of rape and incest, however just as much as the 15 th week of pregnancy as identified by a doctor. The female is needed to supply proof that she is the victim of rape or incest at the consultation where she will have the abortion by supplying a copy of a limiting order, authorities report, medical report or other court paperwork.
Abortion is likewise allowed extreme medical emergency situations, with the condition that 2 doctors license in composing that the pregnant female’s life remains in threat or she deals with a severe danger of considerable disability to a physical function. In circumstances where a 2nd medical professional is not offered for assessment, one doctor can make that call.
The legislation likewise permits abortion as much as the 3rd trimester in cases where the fetus has a deadly problem, however 2 doctors should license that reality.
The White House condemned the proposed abortion restriction, stating it would threaten gain access to not simply in Florida however throughout the South where numerous states currently have extreme constraints on abortion or straight-out restrictions. Florida law presently permits abortion as much as the 15 th week of pregnancy.
“This ban would prevent not just the nearly 4 million Florida women of reproductive age from accessing abortion care after six weeks, but would also impact the nearly 15 million women of reproductive age who live in states across the South with abortion bans and would no longer be able to rely on Florida as an option to access care,” stated White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Although the Florida legislation offers an exception for medical emergency situations, females in states such as Texas with near overall restrictions have actually stated they were rejected abortions in spite of dealing with harmful pregnancy issues. Five females have actually taken legal action against Texas and asked a state court to clarify the scope of the medical emergency situation exception.
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Republicans presented the expense in the Florida legislature on the exact same dayGov Ron DeSantis provided his yearly State of the State address. The guv did not point out the legislation throughout his address, however stated “we are proud to be pro-life in the state of Florida.”
The legislation presented Tuesday likewise needs the abortion tablet, mifepristone, to be given by a doctor to the client throughout an in-person consultation. The legislation prohibits abortion tablets from being sent out by mail in the state through the U.S. Postal Service or any other provider.
DeSantis signed legislation in April 2022 that prohibited abortion after 15 weeks. That law entered into impact in July, days after the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade and ended 50 years of federal security of abortion rights under the U.S. Constitution.
Florida formerly enabled abortion up until the 24 th week of pregnancy.
