For anti-abortion activists, this is a big day. For pro-choice activists, this is a dark day. We are talking about the entry into force, this May 1, of the Florida law prohibiting abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of rape and incest or if the life of the mother is in danger. The measure will not only affect women in this state but also in several other Southern states, who previously could travel to Florida and obtain an abortion up to the 15th week of their pregnancy.
“We do not want to be a destination for abortion tourism,” Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis said last year, while saying he was proud “to support life and families in the state of Florida “. North Carolina is the closest state where women in Florida will now be able to obtain an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy (up to the 12th week of pregnancy). Many women do not realize they are pregnant during the first six weeks of pregnancy.
The law risks creating dangerous situations for women whose non-viable pregnancies threaten their future fertility. “We come between them and their doctors and prevent them from receiving care until we literally save their lives, sometimes at the expense of their fertility,” Dr. Leah Roberts told the Associated Press.
In a written statement, Joe Biden blamed Donald Trump for this “extremist” law: “Trump fears that voters will hold him accountable for the cruelty and chaos he has created. He is right. Trump has taken away the rights and freedom of women in America. Next November, voters will teach him a lesson: don’t mess with the women of America. »
Biden also released a video where he returns to a statement Trump made to the magazine Time that states should be able to monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Jacksonville this Wednesday to hammer home the same message.
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