JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Florida anti-abortion group is asking for Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban abortions altogether throughout a particular session deliberate for December.
The particular session is in response to Hurricane Ian, and Florida Voice for the Unborn stated the time for motion is now. The anti-abortion group despatched a letter to DeSantis Friday that stated partly:
“Pro-life citizens want Governor DeSantis and our Legislature to boldly provide the same protections for Florida’s unborn children as are now found in nearly a dozen other states. Our patience with the unacceptable status quo is coming to an end. The time for action is NOW!”
Planned Parenthood stated they’ve seen double the variety of sufferers making an attempt to get abortions in cities shut to the state border together with Jacksonville — a few of these sufferers being youth-aged and rape or incest victims.
“They are outraged that they have been robbed of the ability to decide what is best for their own bodies and their own lives,” CEO of Planned Parenthood South, East, and North Florida Alexandra Mandado stated.
Florida Voice for the Unborn stated the 15-week abortion ban hasn’t had the supposed impact of lowering the state’s total abortion charge.
The letter went on to say how 2022 is shaping up to beat final yr’s file of almost 80,000 abortions.
A North Florida OBGYN shared a narrative of a younger lady who got here in for an abortion after being a sufferer of incest however couldn’t get the process as a result of it was 15 weeks previous.
“To not be able to provide that service because of a restriction for a patient in such a terrible and violent situation is horrible,” Dr. Shelly Tien stated.
She additionally stated nurses and well being care assistances are serving to sufferers discover choices like touring out of state, whereas others are despatched elsewhere as a result of they got here to Florida for an abortion.
DeSantis’ appearances for the previous couple of weeks have been targeted on restoration efforts following Hurricane Ian. After Roe V Wade was overturned, DeSantis vowed to broaden pro-life protections.
The Times-Union stated in an announcement this week, a spokesperson for DeSantis stated, “Our future legislative action necessarily depends on the resolution of these legal issues.”
It is unclear if DeSantis has responded to the anti-abortion group’s name to motion. However, the lawsuit from medical suppliers who’re in opposition to the 15-week abortion ban is now on attraction.
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