Florida House Passes Bill to Ban Abortion After 15 Weeks
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Abortion-rights demonstrators march to the Florida Capitol to protest the bill on Feb. 16.
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Florida’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved a bill that would make it significantly harder to obtain an abortion, the latest in a series of such measures across the country.
The measure passed the House early Thursday in a 78-39 vote, sending the proposal to the GOP-controlled Senate, where it is expected to pass.