Florida Senate - 2025 SB 288 By Senator Polsky 30-00459C-25 2025288__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to exceptions to the limitation on 3 termination of pregnancies; amending s. 390.011, F.S.; 4 revising the definition of the term fatal fetal 5 abnormality; amending s. 390.0111, F.S.; providing 6 that one physician, rather than two physicians, must 7 make specified medical determinations for purposes of 8 specified medical exceptions to the limitation on 9 termination of pregnancies; revising the criteria of a 10 specified medical exception; providing an effective 11 date. 12 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 15 Section 1.Subsection (6) of section 390.011, Florida 16 Statutes, is amended to read: 17 390.011Definitions.As used in this chapter, the term: 18 (6)Fatal fetal abnormality means a terminal condition 19 that, in reasonable medical judgment, regardless of the 20 provision of life-saving medical treatment, is incompatible with 21 prolonged life outside the womb and will result in death upon 22 birth or shortly imminently thereafter. 23 Section 2.Subsection (1) of section 390.0111, Florida 24 Statutes, is amended to read: 25 390.0111Termination of pregnancies. 26 (1)TERMINATION AFTER GESTATIONAL AGE OF 6 WEEKS; WHEN 27 ALLOWED.A physician may not knowingly perform or induce a 28 termination of pregnancy if the physician determines the 29 gestational age of the fetus is more than 6 weeks unless one of 30 the following conditions is met: 31 (a)A physician determines Two physicians certify in 32 writing that, in reasonable medical judgment, the termination of 33 the pregnancy is necessary to save or prolong the pregnant 34 womans life or avert a serious risk of substantial and 35 irreversible physical impairment or morbidity of a major bodily 36 function of the pregnant woman, including substantial physical 37 impairment to her fertility other than a psychological 38 condition. 39 (b)The physician certifies in writing that, in reasonable 40 medical judgment, there is a medical necessity for legitimate 41 emergency medical procedures for termination of the pregnancy to 42 save the pregnant womans life or avert a serious risk of 43 imminent substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a 44 major bodily function of the pregnant woman other than a 45 psychological condition, and another physician is not available 46 for consultation. 47 (c)The pregnancy has not progressed to the third trimester 48 and a physician determines two physicians certify in writing 49 that, in reasonable medical judgment, the fetus has a fatal 50 fetal abnormality. 51 (c)(d)The pregnancy is the result of rape, incest, or 52 human trafficking and the gestational age of the fetus is not 53 more than 15 weeks as determined by the physician. At the time 54 the woman schedules or arrives for her appointment to obtain the 55 abortion, she must provide a copy of a restraining order, police 56 report, medical record, or other court order or documentation 57 providing evidence that she is obtaining the termination of 58 pregnancy because she is a victim of rape, incest, or human 59 trafficking. If the woman is 18 years of age or older, the 60 physician must report any known or suspected human trafficking 61 to a local law enforcement agency. If the woman is a minor, the 62 physician must report the incident of rape, incest, or human 63 trafficking to the central abuse hotline as required by s. 64 39.201. 65 Section 3.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.