Advocates are calling today a dark day in Florida. Making Florida the latest to restrict abortion access, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that bans most abortions after 15 weeks. The move comes two days after Oklahoma's governor signed a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony in cases that do not risk a woman’s life.
”House Bill 5 protects babies in the womb who have beating hearts, who can move, who can taste, who can see, and who can feel pain," DeSantis said in a statement Wednesday. "Life is a sacred gift worthy of our protection, and I am proud to sign this great piece of legislation which represents the most significant protections for life in the state's modern history."