Florida lawmakers pause 'unborn child' bill in wake of Alabama ruling -report
Source: Reuters
February 27, 2024 4:46 AM EST
Feb 26 (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers have paused efforts to pass a bill that would have provided protections to an "unborn child" but possibly hurt the state's in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics, as happened this month in Alabama, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
Florida state Senator Erin Grall told the Post that "Although I have worked diligently to respond to questions and concerns, I understand there is still work that needs to be done" on her bill. It's unclear if the bill will be revived in this legislative session, which ends in two weeks.
Grall's office did not respond to after-hours requests for comment.
The pause in Florida comes as Republicans try to contain the fallout from a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that allowed parents to sue for wrongful death of their minor children, including embryos, based on that state's 2018 Sanctity of Life Amendment approved by voters that supports "the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children."
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-lawmakers-pause-unborn-child-bill-wake-alabama-ruling-report-2024-02-27/
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