On Sept. 22, Republican Florida State Rep. Webster Barnaby filed HB167, a Texas-style abortion bill also known as the Florida Heartbeat Act. Florida Democratic lawmakers immediately condemned the measure as “extreme,” “disgusting,” and “a war on women.” “Barnaby files EXTREME anti-abortion legislation, banning abortion at 6 weeks and creating a pathway to SUE people who help someone end a pregnancy too,” Democratic Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani posted on Twitter moments after the bill was filed. “It’s a [Florida] version of [Texas]’s bill and it’s disgusting.” “My response to these Democrat lawmakers is that we could begin to listen with a little more seriousness to their talking points if it didn’t involve the purposeful destruction of a human life,” Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life told The Epoch Times, citing that even the Supreme Court has acknowledged abortion is the only procedure that involves the “purposeful termination of a …
Florida Republican Files Texas-Style Abortion Bill, Democrats Label as ‘Disgusting’
September 28, 2021
admin
Dr. Alveda KingFather Frank PavoneFloridaFlorida Abortion BillHB167Local NewsRegional-Local NewsSocial IssuesUS
0 Comment