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BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Floridas ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.

Health care workers are prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly - until it actually becomes deadly.

Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks goes into effect, raising concerns about women's access to healthcare. Doctors warn of physical and psychological consequences.

Dr. Leah Roberts said the anti-abortion laws being enacted by Florida and other red states are being vaguely written by people who don’t understand medical science

Florida enacts a controversial six-week abortion ban, alarming doctors and activists who fear it restricts crucial healthcare access. Concerns arise over exceptions and potential dangers posed to womens health, with fears that skilled practitioners may leave the state. Meanwhile, a proposed constitutional amendment seeks to protect abortion rights, igniting political debates.

Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday.

Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.

The new ban has an exception for saving a woman's life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest. But health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly.

The new ban has an exception for saving a womans life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest, but Roberts said health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly - such as when the fetus is missing organs or implanted outside the uterus - until it actually becomes deadly.

A fertility specialist says the law was vaguely written by people who don’t understand medical science.