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Source: Reuters
Florida governor signs law ending funding to clinics providing abortions
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. | BY BILL COTTERELL
Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed a law that cuts off state funding for preventive health services to clinics providing abortion and imposes abortion restrictions already being tested before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Florida is among many states adopting new abortion laws as conservatives seek to chip away at the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
Scott signed 68 new laws and issued statements on some non-controversial bills on Friday but did not comment on the abortion statute.
The bill, which easily passed the Republican-controlled legislature earlier this month, has been the target of television advertisements by Planned Parenthood and protests at the Capitol by women urging a veto.
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WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)ellenrr
(3,864 posts)wound up with this --
why would you say 'voting democratic' is the solution?
you are not thinking very clearly are you?
States determine abortion policies, the president doesn't matter....
WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)and btw, your use of "democrat" is considered a republican slur, in case you care.
ellenrr
(3,864 posts)very deep....
ellenrr
(3,864 posts)strikes me as making you be considered a simpleton, in case you care...
Further - how did you get to be the absolute authority on what is considered what?
finally -- who the fuck are you to question me; i was a democrat before you were a thought.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)They will lose, as they have been doing this century. They have to put this at the top of their list when considering candidates, not just federal but especially state.
I know many are fighting hard. We need the more causal supporters to step up.
edhopper
(33,590 posts)where a majority of voters want this?