Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Thursday a Mississippi-style anti-abortion measure that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy without exemptions for rape, incest or human trafficking.
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- Florida Gov.
- Ron DeSantis signed into law on Thursday banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
- The bill, which goes into effect July 1, does allow exemptions in cases where a pregnancy is “serious risk” to the mother or a fatal fetal abnormality is detected.
- Previously, Florida had allowed abortion through the second trimester of a pregnancy, making it one of the most permissive states for abortion in the southeast.
- Abortion advocates said many women from neighboring states often traveled to Florida for the procedure, meaning changes to Florida’s law could be felt all throughout the region.
- The US Supreme Court appears poised to uphold the Mississippi law that bars abortion after a 15 weeks.