The new law would force women to make two trips to a medical facility at least 24 hours apart before they can have an abortion, which is medically unnecessary and could in fact endanger a woman’s health.
The law even lacks traditional exceptions for rape, incest or emergencies often found in abortion restrictions. These hurdles only serve to delay abortions, drive up costs, and inflict psychological and emotional trauma. But that’s the point – the politicians who passed the law hope women will be discouraged from having the procedure all together. That’s why even modest amendments that would have protected victims, eased travel requirements and more were summarily rejected by legislators in Tallahassee this past session.
The statute is scheduled to go into effect on July 1 and our suit seeks a temporary and permanent injunction to prevent the law from ever going into effect.
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