Governor Ron DeSantis previously signaled his support for the proposal and is expected to sign it into law.
DeSantis, a Republican, previously signaled his support for the proposal and is expected to sign it into law.
The Florida bill contains exceptions if the abortion is necessary to save a mother's life, prevent serious injury to the mother or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality. The state currently allows abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.that Senate bill sponsor Kelli Stargel, a Republican from Lakeland, fought back tears as she delivered closing remarks and described past efforts to strengthen a law that required parents to be notified before minors could have abortions.
"It's not OK to force someone who's been sexually assaulted and impregnated to carry that pregnancy to term if they don't want to, it's just not," Book said."And if a woman or a girl needs more than 15 weeks to decide, we should be able to give that to her."
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