The following summarizes recent state legislative action related to abortion rights. ~ Florida: State Rep. Charles Van Zant (R) last week introduced a bill (HB 1097) that would criminalize most abortions currently allowed under state and federal law, increase penalties for physicians who perform the procedure and require that providers offer women more information about adoption, the Jacksonville Observer reports. According to the Observer, advocates on both sides of the abortion-rights debate say the bill is an attempt to directly challenge Roe v. Wade... 
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