Florida Republicans fast-track abortion restrictions
Source: politico
Updated 01/22/2020 06:09 PM EST
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers are fast tracking legislation to restrict abortion, pushing to deliver a victory to the Republican base in a presidential election year.
On the 47th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a state Senate panel on Wednesday voted along party lines to approve a bill that would require a teenager seeking an abortion to obtain the notarized written consent of a parent or guardian, or a waiver from a judge. The measure would expose a doctor or nurse who fails to resuscitate a child born alive to third-degree felony charges and up to five years in jail.
The measure is written in away that could allow Florida lawmakers to attach a more far-reaching anti-abortion measure as the bill advances.
President Donald Trump’s second term could be won or lost in Florida, and the Republican-led Legislature this year is pushing to deliver to its Republican base before the general election in November.
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“It’s clear that we’re no longer discussing parental consent. We’ve devolved into the discussion of a bill that is a full-on assault to a woman’s right to choose and a physician’s duty to care for his or her patient,” state Sen. Lauren Book (D-Plantation), a panel member, told POLITICO after the Senate committee on Wednesday.
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Read more: https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/01/22/florida-republicans-fast-track-abortion-restrictions-9420921
Each and every day it is one more assault on women and their families.
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