on March 26, 2016 in World News
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Sweeping Abortion Restrictions into Law
by Dr. Susan Berry Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) signed a bill into law Friday that bars state and local governments, and Medicaid managed care plans, from contracting with organizations that have any relationships with abortion clinics. Another provision of the measure – which passed along party lines — requires clinics that perform first-trimester abortions to have transfer agreements with local hospitals, or for abortionists to have hospital privileges nearby. Abortion clinics that provide second-trimester abortions, however, must meet both criteria, reportsAP Florida. Still another provision bans the sale and donation of fetal tissue from aborted babies and also raises penalties for… View Article
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