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Governor asked to veto abortion/ultrasound bill

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Tags: HB1143, Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Barbara Zdravecky.

Planned Parenthood and its allies are holding rallies across the state today to urge Governor Crist to veto the bill which requires all women seeking a first trimester abortion pay for and hear a description of an ultrasound of their fetus.

According to our guest, Planned Parenthood SW/Central Florida CEO Barbara Zdravecky, the bill, HB 1143, includes substantive policy-changing language restricting access to abortion, despite never vetted through a single committee, nor being allowed f...