Florida Legislature passes 6-week abortion ban after Republicans fast-track process

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "I want people who are watching us right now to know that you have people fighting for you," said Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, who worked at Planned Parenthood before she was elected to office.
45% : The bill also maintains a provision in Florida law that requires women seeking abortion to see a doctor twice, at least 24 hours between each visit.
44% : Still, the bill's passage through both chambers marks a major victory for anti-abortion activists who have long tried to restrict access in Florida and were given new hope with last year's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
44% : Several Republican members also shared stories of adoption, including Rep. Chase Tramont of Port Orange, who said he and his wife adopted a son, Jacob, whose birth parents couldn't take care of him and had considered abortion.
42% : The state has served as a haven for abortion for women who live in nearby states with six-week bans or total bans on the procedure.
35% : It's nearly identical to the House bill in that it bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest and human trafficking up to 15 weeks.

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