Fri Sep 3, 2021 – 4:14 pm EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) – In light of Texas’s historic heartbeat law prohibiting abortions in cases where a baby’s heartbeat can be detected, Florida is reportedly looking to follow suit, with two Republican lawmakers revealing that similar pro-life laws are underway in the Sunshine State.
Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) spoke to a Tampa-based radio station Thursday, stating that a Florida bill similar to Texas’s is “something we’re already working on.” Sen. Simpson was supported by Florida’s pro-life Gov. Ron DeSantis, who welcomed the Texas act and told journalists that he would examine the law, adding that he has “always been somebody that really does support protections for life.”
DeSantis’s press secretary Christina Pushaw confirmed to the Daily Caller that while the governor was open to similar legislation, he could not specify what form that would take in Florida, “because he needs some time to look into the new Texas law in more detail.”
The Texas Heartbeat Act became law September 1, surviving last-minute efforts by the abortion lobby to derail it. Signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott back in May, the act requires abortionists to screen for
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