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FL S1538
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/2/2011
Primary Sponsor
Anitere Flores
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AI Summary
- Proposes creation of Section 28 of Article I of the Florida Constitution to prohibit public funding of abortions and health benefits coverage that includes abortion
- Exempts from the funding prohibition: expenditures required by federal law, abortions necessary to save the mother's life or for medical conditions arising from pregnancy, and pregnancies resulting from rape or incest
- Prohibits the Florida Constitution from being interpreted to create broader abortion rights than those contained in the United States Constitution
- Overrules court decisions concluding that privacy rights under Article I, Section 23 of the Florida Constitution are broader than federal constitutional protections
- Requires submission to Florida voters for approval or rejection at the next general election or earlier special election authorized by law
Legislative Description
Abortion/Public Funding/Construction of Rights
Last Action
Read 2nd time -SJ 526
4/27/2011
Committee Referrals
Budget3/31/2011
Judiciary3/15/2011
Health Regulation3/9/2011
Full Bill Text
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