Bill Text: FL S0870 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Termination of Pregnancies

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-19 - Filed [S0870 Detail]

Download: Florida-2025-S0870-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 870
       
       
        
       By Senator Davis
       
       
       
       
       
       5-00587-25                                             2025870__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to termination of pregnancies;
    3         amending s. 390.0111, F.S.; prohibiting physicians
    4         from knowingly performing or inducing a termination of
    5         pregnancy after determining that the fetus is
    6         sustainable outside the womb through standard medical
    7         measures, with exceptions; revising exceptions;
    8         providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 390.0111, Florida
   13  Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         390.0111 Termination of pregnancies.—
   15         (1) TERMINATION DURING VIABILITY AFTER GESTATIONAL AGE OF 6
   16  WEEKS; WHEN ALLOWED.—A physician may not knowingly perform or
   17  induce a termination of pregnancy if the physician determines
   18  that the fetus is sustainable outside the womb through standard
   19  medical measures, the gestational age of the fetus is more than
   20  6 weeks unless one of the following conditions is met:
   21         (a) Two physicians certify in writing that, in reasonable
   22  medical judgment, the termination of the pregnancy is necessary
   23  to save the pregnant woman’s life or avert a serious risk of
   24  substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major
   25  bodily function of the pregnant woman other than a psychological
   26  condition.
   27         (b) The physician certifies in writing that, in reasonable
   28  medical judgment, there is a medical necessity for legitimate
   29  emergency medical procedures for termination of the pregnancy to
   30  save the pregnant woman’s life or avert a serious risk of
   31  imminent substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a
   32  major bodily function of the pregnant woman other than a
   33  psychological condition, and another physician is not available
   34  for consultation.
   35         (c) The pregnancy has not progressed to the third trimester
   36  and Two physicians certify in writing that, in reasonable
   37  medical judgment, the fetus has a fatal fetal abnormality.
   38         (d) The pregnancy is the result of rape, incest, or human
   39  trafficking and the gestational age of the fetus is not more
   40  than 15 weeks as determined by the physician. At the time the
   41  woman schedules or arrives for her appointment to obtain the
   42  abortion, she must provide a copy of a restraining order, police
   43  report, medical record, or other court order or documentation
   44  providing evidence that she is obtaining the termination of
   45  pregnancy because she is a victim of rape, incest, or human
   46  trafficking. If the woman is 18 years of age or older, the
   47  physician must report any known or suspected human trafficking
   48  to a local law enforcement agency. If the woman is a minor, the
   49  physician must report the incident of rape, incest, or human
   50  trafficking to the central abuse hotline as required by s.
   51  39.201.
   52         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.