News4JAX has been speaking with politicians on both sides of the aisle about what the end of Roe could mean for abortion rights in Florida.
Right now Roe v. Wade protects abortions up to about 24 weeks when fetuses can survive outside the womb. But it seems lawmakers here in Florida anticipated that Roe would soon be limited if not overturned passing a 15-week abortion ban that’s set to go into effect on July 1 if it is not overruled by the courts.
Local Republican state representatives told News4JAX they agree with the opinion’s assertion that the question of abortion should be turned over to the states.“What I’ve advocated and what many people who take a conservative textualist view the Constitution have advocated is ultimately these are questions which are to be decided by the voters,” said Rep. Sam Garrison, a Republican who represents northern Clay County.
“If you look at the protections that I signed into law a couple of weeks ago, those were the strongest that Florida has seen in decades. Our view is that those are fully consistent with the federal constitution,” he said during a news conference in southwest Florida. “At the end of the day, it’s a mistake to read the federal constitution to completely prohibit any pro-life protections. That’s not consistent with the text history structure.
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