Charles Van Zant Wants To Make Abortions In Florida Illegal.

 

State Representative Charles Van Zant (R) of Florida is your typical Republican. He's old, he's white, and he's attempting to push a law forward that is radically insane: The "Florida For Life Act." The FFLA would make it a felony not to have an abortion, but to perform one.  And the consequence?

Oh, you know, life in prison.  Physicians won't be able to perform abortions, even if the patient wants one, even in cases of rape, unless:

(a) Two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the termination of pregnancy is necessary to prevent the death of the patient;

(b) Two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the termination of pregnancy is necessary because to continue the pregnancy would unreasonably reduce the likelihood of successful treatment of a life-threatening disease of the patient; or

(c) A physician certifies in writing that a medical emergency existed and another physician was not available for consultation prior to the time necessary to perform the termination of pregnancy. The physician’s written certification must clearly describe the medical emergency.

   

This bill is psychotic.  At least Van Zant stopped at the maximum life sentence as opposed to his Georgian counterpart, Bobby Franklin, who wanted to make miscarriages a felony, punishable by the death penalty.  

Van Zant is such a cool, villain name too.  I say he should go for broke.  You know, up the ante.  Why stop with the physicians performing abortions?  How about locking up people for talking about it?  After all, that could easily be considered intent to murder.