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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brendan Farrington

Abortion ban after 6-weeks moves forward in Florida

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A proposed six-week abortion ban received overwhelming approval from a Florida House committee Thursday as even Democrats acknowledged there's nothing they can do to stop it from eventually becoming law.

The proposal is moving along while a 15-week abortion ban signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis last year i s still being challenged. The new proposal would only go into effect if the current law is upheld and would would make it a crime to provide an abortion past six weeks’ gestational age.

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