Florida Group Proposes Abortion Restrictions

Indian River County pro-life advocates want tighter restrictions on abortion centers. Under their proposal, a doctor who performs a late-term abortion could be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor. The group is asking the County Commission to approve a countywide law prohibiting abortions conducted at an abortion center based on gender or genetic abnormalities or after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Florida law allows abortions up to 24 weeks, with late-term abortions permitted under emergency conditions. Read more...

 


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