Florida’s six-week abortion ban

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign into law a new bill that will ban most abortions after six weeks …

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00:00Florida's House just approved a bill that bans abortions after six weeks, and now it's headed

00:04to Governor Ron DeSantis' desk. The bill was already passed in the Florida Senate, and DeSantis

00:09has long vowed to sign any six-week abortion ban into law if and when it came across his desk. The

00:15new law will be stricter than the one currently in place, which already outlaws abortions after 15

00:20weeks. The new bill does make exceptions in cases of rape, incest, and when the mother's life is at

00:25risk, but only in specific scenarios and when strict conditions are met. The proposed law will

00:30only let physicians provide abortion services, and those who do not follow the new regulations

00:35could be charged with a third-degree felony. The bill also indicates that all abortions must be

00:40performed in person, meaning medicated abortions via pill prescriptions will no longer be allowed.

00:45Those who oppose the bill argue that the new law is essentially a near-total abortion ban

00:49and will disproportionately and negatively impact lower-income women in the state.