NEW: DeSantis signs Florida's 6-week abortion ban into law
Abortion rights activists hold signs at a protest in support of abortion access in July 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photo: John Parra/Getty Images for MoveOn signed legislation on a six-week abortion ban into law on Thursday night, becoming the latest Southern state looking to bar access after the bill passed in the state legislature earlier in the day.
Abortions can only be performed past that point until 15 weeks to save a pregnant person's life, to "avert a serious risk" to the patient's health, if there is a "fatal fetal abnormality," and in cases of rape, incest or human trafficking. The bill also says that state funds cannot be used to help a person get an abortion out-of-state, and states that abortion pills can only be accessed in person.If enacted, the six-week ban would not take effect until the Florida Supreme Court rules on the
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