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Judge To Hear Arguments In Abortion Law Challenge
June 15, 2016
A Tallahassee federal judge will hear arguments June 29 on a request from Planned Parenthood to block parts of a major abortion law approved this year by Gov. Rick Scott and Florida lawmakers.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued an order setting the date to hear arguments about whether to issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order against the law, which is scheduled to take effect July 1.
Planned Parenthood filed the lawsuit June 2 and challenged the constitutionality of three parts of the controversial law. The complaint, in part, targets a section of the law that seeks to prevent state agencies, local governments and Medicaid managed-care plans from contracting with organizations that own, operate or are affiliated with clinics that perform elective abortions.
While government agencies are already barred from funding elective abortions, Planned Parenthood argues that the new law would prevent clinics from receiving money to provide other health services for women, such as pap smears, pregnancy testing and screening for sexually transmitted diseases.
The complaint also challenges part of the law that would require the state Agency for Health Care Administration to inspect at least 50 percent of abortion-clinic patient records each year. In addition, the complaint challenges a section of the law that would change the state’s definition of trimesters of pregnancy.
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A woman or man can think it may be their right because it’s their body or because the man didn’t want to support a kid or trying to hide it from their wife, well let me tell you, it’s not your body, it’s the body of not just any human it’s your precious little baby & that baby didn’t choose you. You chose to have relations, if you don’t want a baby then don’t have relations. A baby deserves both their momma & daddy. I maybe a lil old fashion but everybody has their rights,right? Not to sure anymore. It seems the heathens have more rights this day & time. Girls, let me tell you something, I don’t care what those clinics tell you, things happen to your body & minds, that one abortion could very well be the cause to something happen & that may be your only baby. That don’t tell people that or they say it’s just a tiny risk. Don’t take any risks. I’m sorry for saying also that people that try to tell you if you put your baby up for adoption, is love, maybe so BUT once you give your baby up, it’s there’s & you can’t change your mind. LOVE YOUR BABIES!! PROTECT YOUR BABIES!!! CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE & THE BAD THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE!!