TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Activists with Students for a Democratic Society disrupted a Florida House committee meeting Thursday while lawmakers took up a controversial bill banning abortions after 15 weeks.
After about half an hour of public testimony, Bryan Avila, a Republican and chairperson of the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, said he would have to cut public feedback short in the interest of time. Chaos ensued.
Students from around Florida, many of whom had already testified against the bill, were outraged. They began chanting, “Let her speak!” drowning Avila out. With the committee unable to continue its business, the meeting was briefly paused while law enforcement escorted the students from the room.
