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FL H1519
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
David Borrero
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AI Summary
- Prohibits any person or entity from purposely performing or attempting to perform an abortion, with the sole exception of saving the life of the pregnant woman in a medical emergency
- Defines "person" to include an unborn child beginning at the moment of fertilization, entitled to rights under the Florida and U.S. Constitutions, and creates new definitions for "abortifacient," "foreign sender," and "medical emergency"
- Classifies performing or attempting to perform an abortion as a third degree felony, punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment, a fine up to $100,000, or both; explicitly exempts the pregnant woman from criminal prosecution for the death of her own unborn child
- Creates a private civil cause of action allowing pregnant women to sue persons or entities (including out-of-state "foreign senders" of abortifacients) who knowingly perform or attempt to perform an abortion in violation of the act, with damages of $10,000 per abortion plus attorney fees
- Takes effect 30 days after the Florida Supreme Court rules that the state constitutional right to privacy does not include a right to abortion, or after a constitutional amendment clarifying the same, among other specified judicial triggers
Legislative Description
Termination of Pregnancies
Last Action
Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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