re: #200 iceweasel

OT: More Wingnut Craziness:

Bill In Florida House Outlaws Abortion, Direct Challenge to Roe

A bill has been filed in the Florida House that would ban all abortions with the sole exemption to save the life of the mother, a direct constitutional challenge to Roe vs. Wade. The Jacksonville Observer reports:

Sponsored by Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Palatka, HB 1097 would criminalize most abortions now allowed under state and federal law, increase penalties for physicians who perform such services and require pregnant women to receive more information on adoption. The bill was filed Wednesday, the same day that right to life groups made the trek to Tallahassee to meet lawmakers and rally support.

The bill has no companion legislation in the Senate. Planned Parenthood of Florida told the Tallahassee Democrat the bill is “totally unconstitutional.”

“This is the most rigid and inflexible ban on abortion in the United States,” said [Stephanie Kunkel, state director of Planned Parenthood]. “Not only does it ban abortion, it also has absolutely no exceptions for rape or incest.”
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There goes some tax money taking that law to the Supreme’s to strike down.