Tag: Florida Abortion Bill

Trump Says He Would Reach ‘Great Deal’ on Abortion If Elected

Former President Donald Trump said on May 16 that he would be able to reach a deal on abortion that the “whole country can agree with” if he were reelected to the White House. “We’re in a position now where we can get something that the whole country can agree with, and that’s only because I…


Biden Calls Florida’s Abortion Bill ‘Dangerous’

PUNTA GORDA, Florida–President Joe Biden took to Twitter on March 4 to say his administration “will not stand” for the “dangerous” abortion bill passed by the Florida State Senate. The bill, which prohibits most abortions after 15 weeks and makes no exceptions for rape and incest, was also seen by the president as limiting women’s…


Florida House Advances 15-week abortion ban to the Senate

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Two minutes after midnight, on Feb. 17,  the Florida House voted to advance legislation that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape and incest. The measure is headed to the Florida Senate and, if approved, will land on the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R.), who has…


Florida Republican Files Texas-Style Abortion Bill, Democrats Label as ‘Disgusting’

On Sept. 22, Republican Florida State Rep. Webster Barnaby filed HB167, a Texas-style abortion bill also known as the Florida Heartbeat Act. Florida Democratic lawmakers immediately condemned the measure as “extreme,” “disgusting,” and “a war on women.” “Barnaby files EXTREME anti-abortion legislation, banning abortion at 6 weeks and creating a pathway to SUE people who help…