Post by Logan on Jan 31, 2016 22:17:00 GMT -6
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Anti-abortion forces in the Florida Legislature are advancing a handful of bills they say are aimed at protecting the health of women, but that opponents say aim to deny access to abortions.
If the measures pass, legal challenges are likely. A measure passed in Florida and signed by Gov. Rick Scott last year, requiring a 24-hour waiting period before obtaining an abortion, hasn't yet taken effect because of a challenge in state courts.
One bill, responding to last year's national controversy over Planned Parenthood, would ban Medicaid payments for any service to any clinic that provides abortions, and ban research use of fetal tissue resulting from abortions.
Another proposal would require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Clinics where abortions are performed would have to meet the same licensing requirements as walk-in surgical centers, including specialized, detailed building codes.
Read more: www.gainesville.com/article/20160131/WIRE/160139954/1034?Title=More-abortion-restrictions-advancing-in-Florida-Legislature-
If the measures pass, legal challenges are likely. A measure passed in Florida and signed by Gov. Rick Scott last year, requiring a 24-hour waiting period before obtaining an abortion, hasn't yet taken effect because of a challenge in state courts.
One bill, responding to last year's national controversy over Planned Parenthood, would ban Medicaid payments for any service to any clinic that provides abortions, and ban research use of fetal tissue resulting from abortions.
Another proposal would require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Clinics where abortions are performed would have to meet the same licensing requirements as walk-in surgical centers, including specialized, detailed building codes.
Read more: www.gainesville.com/article/20160131/WIRE/160139954/1034?Title=More-abortion-restrictions-advancing-in-Florida-Legislature-