Florida Describes 3 Medical Exemptions to its 6-Week Abortion Ban by Jacob Burg – US Politics News

Florida’s 6-week abortion ban having taken effect, state health officials are now detailing the limited set of medical exemptions to the contentious law.
On May 2, Florida’s Health Care Administration released a new rule that explains who is eligible for an abortion under the law and what the state defines as medical abortions.
The ruling clarifies the exemptions to Florida’s 6-week abortion ban—known as the Heartbeat Protection Act—that took effect on May 1, 30 days after the state Supreme Court upheld the 2022 15-week abortion ban. The court delayed the 6-week ban until issuing a decision on Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against the 15-week law….