Mon Apr 3, 2023 – 9:53 pm EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — The GOP-led Florida Senate on Monday voted to pass a pro-life bill banning most abortions after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly committed to signing pro-life laws and has specifically affirmed that he would sign a heartbeat bill if it landed on his desk.
SB 300, known as the “Heartbeat Protection Act,” cleared the Senate in a 26-13 vote on April 3. It now heads to the House, which is slated to take it up next week.
The legislation would prohibit the deliberate killing of an unborn baby after his heartbeat can be detected, which is usually about six weeks’ gestation. Since many women don’t even know they’re pregnant at six weeks, the bill would effectively prohibit nearly all abortions in the state.
The measure would also block abortionists from using telehealth services to facilitate chemical abortions remotely and allocate $30 million to bolster state support for families, providing “counseling or mentoring services as well as providing non-medical material assistance to families such as car seats, cribs, clothing, formula, and diapers.”
SB 300 has the potential to drastically reduce
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