The Florida Senate passed a bill banning abortions after 6 weeks.
Florida law currently bans abortions after 15 weeks.
Republican sponsor of the bill Senator Erin Grall said, “Bodily autonomy should not give a person the permission to kill an innocent human being.”
“We live in a time where the consequences of our actions are an afterthought and convenience has been substitution for responsibility, and this is unacceptable when it comes to the protection of the most vulnerable,” Senator Grall continued.
Reporting from The Washington Times:
The bill would have larger implications for abortion access throughout the South, as the nearby states of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi prohibit the procedure at all stages of pregnancy and Georgia bans it after cardiac activity can be detected, which is around six weeks.
