FLORIDA BANS PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Mar 16 (LSN) – Last week the Florida Legislature voted 32-7 to approve a ban on partial-birth abortions that would subject doctors who commit the crime to jail time and fines. The legislation is slated to take effect in July, but first must survive at least one court challenge. The law would make the procedure a third-degree felony unless the procedure is “needed” to save the woman’s life.