TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After an emotional debate including outbursts from spectators that prompted the president to clear the gallery, the Florida Senate voted 26-13 on Monday for a six-week ban on abortion.
“This legislation is unrealistic and a major overreach into our lives, and, in essence, it is a total ban on abortion,” state Sen. Linda Stewart, an Orlando Democrat, said.
The measure, which outlaws most abortions after six weeks, has been the source of lengthy, intense and emotional debate in both the House and Senate chambers, with legislators sometimes sharing their own abortion stories.
