ToplineA Florida state lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday that copies Texas’ near-total ban on abortion, with GOP legislators is otherRepublican-led states expected to to also attempt to replicate thecontroversial law, which empowers private citizens to enforce the ban through lawsuits. Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. The Florida bill seems to have the support of GOP leadership in the legislature: Florida State Senate President Wilton Simpson said after the Texas law took effect that lawmakers were “already working on” their own so-called fetal heartbeat bill. Further ReadingFlorida Lawmakers Suggest They’ll Copy Texas’ Abortion Ban—And Other GOP States Will Likely Follow (Forbes)Texas created a blueprint for abortion restrictions. (Washington Post)First Private Citizen To Be Sued Under Texas Abortion Law Is Doctor Who Publicly Admitted Performing Abortion (Forbes)Why Anti-Abortion Groups Won’t Sue the Texas Doc Who Flouted the Ban (The Daily Beast)

Source: Forbes September 22, 2021 17:26 UTC