'Forced Pregnancy Act': Florida Democrats file more than 50 amendments to six-week abortion ban

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‘Forced Pregnancy Act’: Florida Democrats file more than 50 amendments to six-week abortion ban

Democrats in Florida’s House on Tuesday filed a pile of amendments to water down and lampoon a Republican-led bill that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, including an amendment that would dub the proposed law the “Forced Pregnancy Act.”

The push by Florida lawmakers to place even further restrictions beyond the state’s 15 week ban on abortions, which is being challenged in court, has drawn national pushback but Republicans hold a large majority in the state legislature.

Still, Florida Democrats used the amendment process to express their opposition.

State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando) filed the amendment that would refer to the bill as the “Forced Pregnancy Act.” Eskamini said on Twitter that the amendment “more accurately describes the ban.”

Eskamani also offered an amendment that would require that anyone denied an abortion under the bill be provided a document that lists the names of lawmakers that voted for the bill and the name of the governor who signs the bill.

The bill is likely to force Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) into the national abortion debate as he considers running for president.

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