Florida’s strictest abortion ban 1 step closer to DeSantis’ desk

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida’s strictest abortion ban to date is one step closer to the governor’s desk.

A bill shrinking the state’s current 15-week ban to six weeks cleared its last committee stop in the Senate on Tuesday. The committee room was so jam-packed with advocates from both sides it took most of the day to get to a vote.

Proposed 6-week abortion ban advances in Florida legislature The bill reduces Florida’s current 15-week abortion ban to six weeks — with exceptions for rape and incest up to 12 weeks. “The legislation before you today is a beacon of

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