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Bill sponsor Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, defended the decision to reject a proposed amendment to make exceptions for victims of rape and incest.
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Abortion is currently legal in Florida up to 24 weeks of gestation. It is only allowed beyond that if the pregnancy threatens a woman's life and physical health.
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Florida senators next week will start considering a proposal that would prevent physicians from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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The proposal, approved by the House Professions and Public Health Subcommittee in a 12-6 vote, closely resembles a Mississippi abortion law that is before the U.S. Supreme Court
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Under the bills, abortions after 15 weeks could be performed if the pregnant woman's life or health are at serious risk, but not in cases of rape or incest.
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The Democrat sponsors say even if the proposals do not get hearings in the Legislature, they can start conversations with Republicans that abortion is health care.
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We spoke with Mary Ziegler, author of "Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present," about the implications of a bill proposed for the next legislative session.
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Rep. Webster Barnaby filed a proposal dubbed the "Florida Heartbeat Act" that would block physicians from performing abortions if there is a “detectable fetal heartbeat."
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The proposal recently cleared the Florida House following emotional testimony, but its future is unclear in the Senate.
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The measure would apply to physicians who should know abortions they peform are requested solely because of prenatal diagnose or screenings that indicate fetuses would have disabilities.