TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A bill to outlaw a type of second-trimester abortion in the Sunshine State has passed the Florida House.
The proposal would prohibit a physician from using forceps and other instruments to remove the fetus from the womb.
The bill uses the non-medical term dismemberment abortion to describe the procedure.
The bill would allow exceptions when women's lives are in danger and if no other medical procedures would suffice.
Bill sponsor Erin Grall describes the legislation as a middle ground for her since she staunchly opposes abortions.
