In Florida, the backlash to an anti-abortion bill nearly identical to the Texas six-week abortion measure has been swift and strong. State House and Senate Democrats continue to voice sharp criticism of the proposal, and in early October, thousands of pro-choice protesters took to the streets in Orlando, Miami, Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale, and other cities and towns to protest the bill.
Florida A&M University student Noella Williams attended a Planned Parenthood rally at the Florida Capitol complex in Tallahassee. Williams is a member of Planned Parenthood Generation Action at FAMU, and she understands how the bill, H.B. 167, will specifically harm women of color, trans people, and incarcerated women. “Personally, I’m scared,” says Williams, who is African American. “I have a close friend of mine who just recently had to have an abortion and [in the future it] could be something that is not able to happen.”
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