"Florida's 'Unborn Child' Bill Suspended Amid IVF and Abortion Concerns"

A Florida Republican senator has postponed a bill that would have allowed the family of an unborn child to file a wrongful death lawsuit, amid concerns from Democrats that the legislation was an attempt to grant personhood to fetuses. The bill, which would have permitted parents to sue over the wrongful death of a fetus, faced heavy criticism from abortion rights groups and was seen as a move by anti-abortion groups to make the termination of a pregnancy a crime. With only two weeks left in the legislative session, the bill's future is uncertain, as the House companion measure is eligible for consideration on the floor but cannot be taken up by the Senate if the Senate version remains stuck in a committee.