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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
National
Skyler Swisher and Caroline Catherman

Florida GOP lawmakers seek to ban abortion after 6 weeks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans moved Tuesday to restrict abortion even more by proposing bills to ban the procedure with few exceptions after six weeks of pregnancy.

The legislation would expand on a 15-week ban passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year.

The governor said Tuesday he welcomes additional “pro-life legislation” and found exceptions in the latest proposal reasonable. He did not specifically say he would sign it into law, however.

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