Florida abortion legislation would ban procedure after 15 weeks

Republicans in Florida proposed legislation Tuesday that would make abortion illegal after 15 weeks.

The bills are similar to a Mississippi law under scrutiny by the U.S. Supreme Court – but less restrictive than a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks. 

"There’s a lot of pro-life legislation," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is up for reelection this year, said. "We’re going to be welcoming it. I haven’t looked at every single bill. I think if you look at what’s been done in some of these other states – I mean when you start talking about 15 weeks, where you have really serious pain and heartbeats and all this stuff – having protections I think is something that makes a lot of sense."