The US state of Florida has become the latest place in the United States to pass legislation restricting women’s right to have an abortion, as Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law.
The new law, which takes effect July 1, contains exceptions if the abortion is necessary to save a mother’s life, prevent serious injury or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality, but it does not allow for exemptions in cases where pregnancies were caused by rape, incest or human trafficking.
