Following restrictions in other states, Florida state Sen. Lauren Book wants to prevent a male-dominated legislature from voting on abortion access.
A Florida state senator wants voters to decide whether a male-dominated state legislature should be allowed to limit a woman's access to abortion.
A supermajority of the Florida legislature in both chambers are men. They make up 70-percent of the House . And it's the same in the Senate where 12 women senators are among the 40-member chamber. Book, a Democrat, said the measure is in response to recent attempts to restrict abortion services with measures like the so-called fetal heartbeat bill approved in six states earlier this year. Those bills prohibit an abortion in the first trimester when a heartbeat is detected.“Seeing what state legislatures across the country have done, I believe it is time to stand up and fight to ensure women have access to comprehensive health care and family planning,” Book said.
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