Florida legislature to vote on ultrasound bill for women seeking abortions
A bill mandating ultrasound scans for all women seeking an abortion faces an uncertain vote Tuesday in the Florida Senate, where moderate Republicans are banding with Democrats to defeat it — thereby sparing Gov. Charlie Crist from tackling an issue on which he has shifted his stance.
Crist has steadily avoided saying what he thinks of this latest proposal, which would require a clinic to provide an ultrasound — and an explanation of it — to a woman seeking an abortion in the first trimester.