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State Chapters => Florida => Topic started by: libertybele on April 25, 2021, 11:42:56 pm
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Florida House backs ban on ‘disability’ abortions
After an often emotional debate, the Florida House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would prevent doctors from performing abortions that women seek because of tests showing that fetuses will have disabilities.
The Republican-controlled House voted 74-44, largely along party lines, to approve the bill (HB 1221), sponsored by Rep. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach. The bill addresses what it describes as “disability abortions,” which would involve situations in which physicians know pregnant women are seeking abortions because fetuses will have disabilities.
Such disabilities could include such things as physical disabilities, intellectual or mental disabilities or Down syndrome. With one week in the legislative session, the Senate has not moved forward with such a bill — making it unlikely that a measure will ultimately pass. But Grall’s bill drew heavy debate, “We have a duty to protect innocent life,” said Rep. Clay Yarborough, a Jacksonville Republican who supported the bill.
https://www.winknews.com/2021/04/25/florida-house-backs-ban-on-disability-abortions/