Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1139 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/26/2025

                               
 
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A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to termination of pregnancies; 2 
amending s. 390.0111, F.S.; prohibiting physicians 3 
from knowingly performing or inducing a termination of 4 
pregnancy after determining that the fetus is 5 
sustainable outside the womb through standard medical 6 
measures, with exceptions; revising exceptions; 7 
providing an effective date. 8 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 
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 Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 390.0111, Florida 12 
Statutes, is amended to read: 13 
 390.0111  Termination of pregnancies. — 14 
 (1)  TERMINATION DURING VIABILITY AFTER GESTATIONAL AGE OF 15 
6 WEEKS; WHEN ALLOWED.—A physician may not knowingly perform or 16 
induce a termination of pregnancy if the physician determines 17 
that the fetus is sustainable outside the womb through standard 18 
medical measures, the gestational age of the fetus is more than 19 
6 weeks unless one of the following conditions is met: 20 
 (a)  Two physicians certify in writing that, in reasonable 21 
medical judgment, the termination of the pregnancy is necessary 22 
to save the pregnant woman's life or avert a serious risk of 23 
substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major 24 
bodily function of the pregnant woman ot her than a psychological 25     
 
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condition. 26 
 (b)  The physician certifies in writing that, in reasonable 27 
medical judgment, there is a medical necessity for legitimate 28 
emergency medical procedures for termination of the pregnancy to 29 
save the pregnant woman's life o r avert a serious risk of 30 
imminent substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a 31 
major bodily function of the pregnant woman other than a 32 
psychological condition, and another physician is not available 33 
for consultation. 34 
 (c)  The pregnancy has not progressed to the third 35 
trimester and Two physicians certify in writing that, in 36 
reasonable medical judgment, the fetus has a fatal fetal 37 
abnormality. 38 
 (d)  The pregnancy is the result of rape, incest, or human 39 
trafficking and the gestational age of the fe tus is not more 40 
than 15 weeks as determined by the physician. At the time the 41 
woman schedules or arrives for her appointment to obtain the 42 
abortion, she must provide a copy of a restraining order, police 43 
report, medical record, or other court order or docu mentation 44 
providing evidence that she is obtaining the termination of 45 
pregnancy because she is a victim of rape, incest, or human 46 
trafficking. If the woman is 18 years of age or older, the 47 
physician must report any known or suspected human trafficking 48 
to a local law enforcement agency. If the woman is a minor, the 49 
physician must report the incident of rape, incest, or human 50     
 
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trafficking to the central abuse hotline as required by s. 51 
39.201. 52 
 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 53