{"id":288482,"date":"2023-04-04T06:29:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T11:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=288482"},"modified":"2023-04-03T23:43:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T04:43:48","slug":"florida-senate-six-weeks-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/florida-senate-six-weeks-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Senate passes protections for preborn humans at 6 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday, the Florida Senate voted 26-13 in favor of SB 300, a bill protecting preborn children at six weeks gestation, which is the age at which a preborn child’s heartbeat can usually be detected by ultrasound. The preborn child’s heart begins to beat between 16 and 22 days after fertilization.<\/p>\n

The bill could be debated in the House this week. Governor Ron DeSantis has indicated that, if passed, he will sign the bill into law. According to National Review<\/a>, the bill will also “allocate $25 million in funds to pregnancy resource centers to support women in need,” and\u00a0bans the distribution of abortion drugs through telemedicine, requiring that such drugs be administered in person.<\/p>\n

The bill does contain multiple exceptions; it would allow abortions for children conceived as a result of rape, incest, or in instances of human trafficking. It would also allow abortion to save a woman’s life or prevent “imminent substantial and irreversible physical impairment” and in cases of a “fatal fetal abnormality.”<\/p>\n