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The new ban has an exception for saving a woman's 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.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/floridas-6-week-abortion-ban-takes-effect-as-doctors-worry-women-will-lose-access-to-health-care/">Read More</a>
The ban has gone into effect, with doctors concerned women in the state will no longer have access to needed healthcare.
Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday.