Florida governor signs new abortion restrictions

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Florida governor signs new abortion restrictions

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/florida-governor-signs-abortion-restrictions-220430394.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Fp5mJ1s6EnbP8f85wiOyVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-13T220430Z_1_LYNXMPEA5C153_RTROPTP_2_MEDIA-UNIVISION-FUSION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott speaks at a ceremony opening new newsroom facilities for the Univision and Fusion television networks in Doral" align="left" title="Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott speaks at a ceremony opening new newsroom facilities for the Univision and Fusion television networks in Doral" border="0" /></a>By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE Florida (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott signed legislation on Friday barring late-term abortions in cases where doctors determine an unborn child could survive outside the womb, in a move critics say further chips away at abortion rights. The measure is among new limits on abortion pushed by Republicans in several states, some of which have prompted court challenges. Existing Florida law forbids abortion after 24 weeks' gestation, unless a woman's life or health is jeopardized by continued pregnancy. Once fetal viability is attained, no abortion would be allowed under the new law unless two doctors certify in writing that termination is necessary to save the patient's life or to &quot;avert a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function ... other than a psychological condition.&quot; The bill's sponsors argued modern medicine has made it possible to save infants far earlier than the third-trimester standard for pregnancy termination used by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.</p><br clear="all"/>

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