us-regions may consider adopting an judiciary ban similar to that of Texas, which banned all abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected — around six weeks after conception — after the judiciary declined to hear the case on Wednesday.
senate Senate President Wilton Simpson confirmed that the Sunshine State would be likely joining other states in passing anti-abortion legislation following the Supreme Court’s decision, he told WFLA on Thursday.
“When the Supreme Court goes out and makes a decision like this, it clearly is going to send a signal to all the states that are interested in banning abortions or making it more restrictive to have an abortion in their state, it’s certainly going to make us take a look at those issues,” Simpson said.
TUCKER CARLSON: TEXAS ABORTION LAW DEMONSTRATES DEMOCRACT STILL EXISTS
The US Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Wednesday denying an emergency appeal filed by abortion providers in an attempt to block a Texas abortion bill that went into effect the same day.
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The Texas bill also includes unique authority for private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone involved in facilitating abortions — such as driving a woman to a clinic — for at least $19,000, if successful.
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