Florida Democrats are proposing legislation to abolish the state’s six-week abortion ban. Democrats admit that they lack the votes to pass legislation, but they hope it will spark conversations with Republican colleagues.
Florida Democrats are trying to repeal the state’s six-week abortion ban in the bill, saying “the situation for women in Florida is dire.”
Sen. Tracie Davis, D-Jacksonville, and House Democrat leader Tampa’s Fentrice Driskell (sponsor of the Bills) gathered on Zoom Call Wednesday morning to allow abortions to survival rates (SB 280; HB 741) was discussed.
The Congressional super-bottom Democrats have admitted they don’t have a vote to pass, but they hope the bill invites Republican colleagues to “have this very important conversation.” He said.
“This is an issue that has always transcended the party line despite the attitudes of the Congress,” said D-Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani.
Amendment 4, which was the Florida Constitution’s right to abortion last fall, failed with 57% of votes. In Florida, 60% is required to pass a voting initiative. Before the election, Gov. Ron DeSantis used millions of dollars in taxpayer dollars in bids for the Fourth and Third Amendments, which would have legalized recreational marijuana.
But 57%, or more than six million votes, was enough for abortion rights advocates to ask Congress to pay attention to the outcome and to abolish the six-week abortion ban. However, last fall, Sen. R-Wauchula President Ben Albritton said he would not change the law.
“I support our Heart Rate Protection Act because I believe that all life is created by God and that all humans are precious,” he said. “My constituents of District 27 share that view. They hope that I will bring their voices to Tallahassee, so once again, I will be “no.” ”
House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, also said he supported the Fourth Amendment outcome. Amendment 4 failed the threshold to meet that high standard,” he said in a statement.
Democratic leaders said they are worried that information about abortion and mother mortality has not been released or reported. The Maternal and Maternal Death Review Board has not published reviews for years, even before the abortion ban was in effect, Eskamani said.
Driskell added: “The six-week abortion ban is causing confusion. It is harming women. It is making doctors unable to practice as they are trained, and it is completely unhealthy for families in Florida. It brings to the results.”
USA Today Network’s State Watchdog Reporter AnaGoñi-Lessan-Florida can visit agonilessan@gannett.com.
