Meanwhile … A Florida Bill Would Make Most Abortions A Felony
Conservative Florida lawmakers are trying to pas a simialr bill that would declare (in vilation of the First Amendment) that “all human life comes from the Creator.”
By and 8-3 vote, a Florida House criminal justice panel voted to advance HB 865). The effct would be to install the Creator in a law that would make performing an abortion or operating an abortion clinic, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
The bill goes on to state that:
personal liberty is not a license to kill or otherwise destroy any form of human life…
Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Keystone Heights, the bill’s sponsor, said:
The bill recognizes that both the mother and the baby are citizens of the state of Florida … and we are therefore compelled to protect their lives.
The bill moved forward despite the fact that analysis of the bill by the legislative staff shows the bill as written violates both the Florida Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.