Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban into law Thursday. The ban will take effect if Florida’s current 15-week ban is upheld at the conservative-controlled state Supreme Court, where it is being challenged. The six-week ban would make exceptions for rape, incest and human trafficking; in such cases, survivors could get an abortion up to 15 weeks into pregnancy, but only if they are able to provide official documentation such as a police report or medical records. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, many pregnant people in the South have traveled to Florida for abortions. Democratic Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell spoke out against the six-week ban during a debate in the Florida House of Representatives Thursday. 

Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell: “This is not reasonable, because it amounts to an outright ban. Most women don’t know that they are pregnant at six weeks. Let’s be clear about the silent part: You just don’t want women to have choice.”