Controversial 6-Week Abortion Ban Passes Florida Senate Amid Protests and Religious Rights Concerns

The Florida state Senate has passed a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks of gestation, with exemptions for women facing life-threatening harm while pregnant and victims of rape, incest, and human trafficking. The bill still needs to pass the state's GOP-led House. The legislation has been met with outrage by state Democrats and abortion rights advocates who say it unfairly seeks to ban abortions before many even know they are pregnant. The White House has also criticized the pending bill, and other Republican-led states have pursued similar six-week abortion bans that have been met with legal challenges.