Republicans look to end Florida's abortion-haven legacy

[RandySF]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Thousands of people have traveled to Florida from as far away as Texas to end their pregnancies since the Supreme Court dismantled Roe v. Wade in June — and Republicans want to put a stop to it.

Florida Republicans, who hold supermajorities in the Legislature, proposed a ban last week on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — or two weeks after someone misses their period — and with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ support, passage is almost guaranteed.

Abortion providers and Democrats are reeling over the proposed ban and what it means for people in Florida and those who travel to the Sunshine State specifically to get abortions. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, roughly 4,000 people traveled to Florida for the procedure, including from Texas and Alabama, where abortion is outlawed at any stage of pregnancy with some narrow exceptions when a patient’s life is in danger.

“We’re talking about thousands of people whose care will be delayed or new travel plans have to be made,” Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani, a Democrat who previously worked at Planned Parenthood, said. “It shows this is truly a bill to be cruel just to be cruel.”

Florida last year banned people from getting abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for victims of rape or incest. But that law is still much less restrictive than other states across the South.





https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/12/republicans-desantis-florida-abortion-legacy-00086640

[RKP5637]

1. FloriDUH is working hard to make it a state you would never visit, vacation or live. It's disgusting

[kimbutgar]

3. Exactly no Disneyworld nor a cruise leaving from there

If I go on eBay and see the seller is from Florida I don’t order that item.

[RKP5637]

4. Once the momentum builds and continues FloriDUH is going to regret all of their crap.

If you want people to come to your state for vacations and all, you IMO need to be neutral, not a bunch of crackpots running around.

[kimbutgar]

8. Disneyworld had a great Gay Pride week and thousand came

Now with the don’t say Gay bill these gays won’t be returning to Florida with their millions of dollars for hotels and restaurants.

A Gay friend of mine told me he’d never set foot in Florida again and he used to go every year. He said his only Disney destination is now the one in Los Angeles.

[RKP5637]

9. I've heard similar. It's not like Florida is the only place in the world. FloriDUH is in a

self-destruct mode. DeSantis could care less about FloriDUH, he sees it as his ticket to the presidency. He's Clueless. Everyone does not want to live in a place like FloriDUH, what he's turning the state into.

[mnhtnbb]

10. I cancelled a trip I had planned to FL in February

Both my sons are gay, and I just couldn't see spending money there.

[kimbutgar]

11. +1

[Lovie777]

2. Crystal ball.................

I see young leaving.....

the age of fertile subjects - gone.

[RKP5637]

6. If a kid I'd do my best to get out of FloriDUH. It's a losing place for youth and their future.

They are even attacking their university system now as well as schools. FloriDUH is not that special. It's getting stupider all the time unless one is into hatred and basically a mean ugly person. It appears the latter is what FloriDUH wants for citizens.

[NowISeetheLight]

5. Flori-duh

Alligators eating seniors, bugs, pythons, bad drivers, hurricanes, flooding, humidity, racist policies, book banning, anti-education policies, religious kooks who think estrogen in water causes homosexuality being put on boards by Gov DeSatan…. Yeah I can see the young staying away or fleeing if they were unfortunate enough to be born there.

[RKP5637]

7. Well said. n/t