FL House Republicans vote to ban abortions when prenatal tests reveal disabilities [View all]
A woman carrying a fetus diagnosed with a genetic disorder would not be allowed to terminate the pregnancy under a proposed law backed by Republicans and approved Friday in the GOP-controlled Florida House of Representatives.
Democrats denounced the plan, saying it lets government usurp an intimate decision by such a woman and predicting it would be found unconstitutional in court challenges that are sure to come.
The proposal, House Bill 1221, sponsored by Rep. Erin Grall and 12 other House Republicans, would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion if he or she knows or should know that the patient wants to terminate the pregnancy “solely on the basis of a test result or diagnosis” showing the fetus to have a genetically inherited disability.
Violations would subject the doctor to a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
Read more: https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2021/04/23/fl-house-republicans-vote-to-ban-abortions-when-prenatal-tests-reveal-disabilities/
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