Florida House Passes 15-Week Pro-Life Law
The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill protecting unborn children from abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill passed with overwhelming support in a nearly party-line 78-39 vote; one Democrat voted for the bill, and one Republican voted against it. Republicans in the Florida Senate have already introduced a companion measure to the bill and are slated to consider it later this month once it is moved out of committee. "Having once been a scared teenage mother myself, I understand the turmoil of a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy," the Senate bill's sponsor Kelli Stargel said. "Women and children deserve better than abortion." Read more...