TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell (D-Tampa) and Leader Pro Tempore Tracie Davis (D-Jacksonville) have filed legislation to “repeal Florida’s near-total abortion ban.”
The legislation was announced in a news release on Tuesday.
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This comes after 57% of Floridians voted for Amendment 4 in November.
On Wednesday, the pair will hold a virtual news conference to call on other lawmakers to repeal the current abortion law.
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Driskell and Davis call the current law “dangerous and unpopular.”
Prime cosponsor Rep. Rita Harris (D-Orlando), and reproductive rights leader Rep. Dr. Anna V. Eskamani (D-Orlando) will also be at the conference.
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