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Oppose bill aimed to punish abortion patients and those who help them
The Florida Senate Rules Committee will be taking up Senate Bill 476 (House Bill 651) on Monday (Feb. 26) at 2:00 p.m. (ET). This bill targets abortion providers, abortion-seeking patients, and people who help them by allowing lawsuits for “wrongful death” of an “unborn child.” This is the final committee stop in the Florida Senate.
The language in this bill has been used in other states to harass abortion providers by allowing individuals (like an ex-boyfriend of a patient who received abortion care) to sue abortion providers in civil court for wrongful death. This bill would leave survivors of domestic abuse in particularly vulnerable situations. Similar provisions have been used by abusers to maintain control over their victims and to harass health care providers who offer care to survivors of abuse.
The authors of the bill, Senator Erin Grall and Representative Jenna Persons-Mulicka, have copied this proposed new law from laws passed in states hostile to abortion. Senator Grall and Rep. Persons-Mulicka were the authors of last year’s six-week abortion ban, and it's clear HB 651 is another example of political interference where it doesn't belong.
We're urging every Florida League member to contact the members of the Senate Rules Committee and tell them to vote NO on Senate Bill 476!
Florida Senate Rules Committee
| Name | Phone | |
|
Chair Mayfield (R)
|
mayfield.debbie.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5019 |
| Vice Chair Perry (R) | perry.keith.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5009 |
| Sen. Baxley (R) | baxley.dennis.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5013 |
| Sen. Book (D) | book.lauren.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5035 |
| Sen. Boyd (R) | boyd.jim.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5020 |
| Sen. Brodeur (R) | brodeur.jason.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5010 |
| Sen. Broxson (R) | broxson.doug.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5001 |
| Sen. Burgess (R) | burgess.danny.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5023 |
| Sen. Burton (R) | burton.colleen.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5012 |
| Sen. DiCeglie (R) | diceglie.nick.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5018 |
| Sen. Garcia (R) | garcia.ileana.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5036 |
| Sen. Hooper (R) | hooper.ed.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5021 |
| Sen. Hutson (R) | hutson.travis.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5007 |
| Sen. Jones (D) | jones.shevrin.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5034 |
| Sen. Osgood (D) | osgood.rosalind.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5032 |
| Sen. Rodriguez (R) | rodriguez.anamaria.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5040 |
| Sen. Rouson (D) | rouson.darryl.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5016 |
| Sen. Simon (R) | simon.corey.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5003 |
| Sen. Torres, Jr. (D) |
torres.victor.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5025 |
| Sen. Yarborough (R) | yarborough.clay.web [at] flsenate.gov | (850) 487-5004 |
Bulk email addresses separated with commas:
mayfield.debbie.web [at] flsenate.gov, perry.keith.web [at] flsenate.gov, baxley.dennis.web [at] flsenate.gov, book.lauren.web [at] flsenate.gov, boyd.jim.web [at] flsenate.gov, brodeur.jason.web [at] flsenate.gov, broxson.doug.web [at] flsenate.gov, burgess.danny.web [at] flsenate.gov, burton.colleen.web [at] flsenate.gov, diceglie.nick.web [at] flsenate.gov, garcia.ileana.web [at] flsenate.gov, hooper.ed.web [at] flsenate.gov, hutson.travis.web [at] flsenate.gov, jones.shevrin.web [at] flsenate.gov, osgood.rosalind.web [at] flsenate.gov, rodriguez.anamaria.web [at] flsenate.gov, rouson.darryl.web [at] flsenate.gov, simon.corey.web [at] flsenate.gov, torres.victor.web [at] flsenate.gov, yarborough.clay.web [at] flsenate.gov
