TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Republican lawmakers in Florida moved closer to enacting legislation to require parental consent before a minor can get an abortion, clearing a key hurdle Thursday in the state Legislature. Doctors who perform abortions without the parental consent of a girl under 18 would face up to five years in prison for a third-degree felony. Other Republicans expressed outrage that children must get parental permission to get a tattoo or their ears pierced but don’t currently need permission to get an abortion. Thursday’s clash in the Florida Senate was the latest in a long history of discord over abortion in Florida and elsewhere. If the parental consent bill is enacted into law, it will certainly be challenged in court.

Source: thestar February 06, 2020 16:50 UTC