House passes six abortion bills
by Dara Kam | April 27th, 2011Voting mostly along party lines, the Florida House approved five measures that would make it more difficult for women to get abortions.
The chamber spent nearly five hours debating the measures that will require women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion, make it more difficult for minor girls to get a judicial bypass for the procedure without parents’ consent, impose strict regulations on abortion clinics and ban some private insurers from providing abortion coverage.
“For many people this is a moral issue, this is a life and death issue,” said Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, former executive director of the Florida Christian Coalition.
Republicans admitted the bills are aimed at reducing the number of abortions in Florida.
“What are scared of? Are we scared of women discovering that there actually is a heartbeat? Are we so terrified that a woman may look at this and discover that she really does believe in life and allow her to make a choice to preserve life rather than living the rest of her life knowing she terminated life?” Rep. James Grant, R-Tampa, said about HB 1127 that would require ultrasounds before abortions.
“Stop putting ideological blinders on. Stop believing that the sky is green. There are so many different scenarios.
Why are we so afraid that a woman can’t make the between her, herself, her doctor, her god and her family? That’s what’s offensive,” said Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando.
Tags: abortion, Florida House, Florida Senate
April 27th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Why are we basing law on religious moors?
April 27th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Glad they were able to pass a half a dozen bills, while the budget still languishes.
There go the jobs of all the clinic workers when they start shutting down.
Way to be focused on the economy and jobs, you religious nuts.
What’s next? Criminalizing people for co-habitating when they aren’t married?
Just more evidence that we don’t want either party in power, and that a legislature evenly divided is the best way to prevent partisan pet projects.
April 27th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
How many jobs did this create? How is this making government smaller? Again taking away from the children that are already here in favor of those who are not!
April 27th, 2011 at 6:28 pm
So, the MAJORITY REPUBS are flexing their muscles on Social Issues. But, half the population is FEMALE. A good percentage do not want middle aged and old MEN telling them what to do. So, another campaign issue to bring people to the polls. And they will be MAD!!!!!~
April 27th, 2011 at 6:31 pm
If the Tea Party supporters want to shrink government and focus on creating jobs, why are they spending their time and our money on divisive,religious-right intrusive government??
April 27th, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Why are we so afraid that a woman can’t make the between her, herself, her doctor, her god and her family? That’s what’s offensive,” said Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando.—-yet he believes that he must get involved in the process because he knows better —–fool
April 27th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
The Tea Party-Republicans promised to get government out of family decisions. They said they would work on jobs, jobs, jobs. Now, what are they doing? Making government bigger and more powerful by legislating zveryone’s family values to fit their religion. Instead of spending their time to increase jobs, all they are working on is abortion, abortion, abortion!
April 27th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
The true abortion is the fact they passed all these bills in an effort to placate the “religious right” when the senate will fritter away the time and won’t wind up passing many, if any of them…But, with Mikey leading the circus, you never know.
April 27th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
I’m with Unreal poster?! I monitored the House today (I’m a private legislative analyst) and felt like I was in the Twilight Zone! What are we – circa 1955? We are going backwards in progress Florida, especially for women & minorities! And my great grandfather & great uncle who served in the Florida Senate in the 20th century from North Florida region, are rolling over in their graves!
May 12th, 2011 at 8:01 am
Don’t give my tax money to any abortion clinic…good that a parent must give consent for their underage child to get an abortion !