Urgent: Tell Charlie Crist to Veto HB 1143

[LaurenMarie]

On the last day of the 2010 Legislative Session, the Florida Legislature passed HB 1143 - sweeping anti-choice legislation that restricts women's access to reproductive health care and drastically chips away at Roe v. Wade.

House Republicans rammed through a measure to require women seeking an abortion to pay for an ultrasound and hear a doctor give a description of the fetus. The cost of an ultrasound exam can vary between $200 and $1,000.

The bill also restricts businesses that receive tax credits from providing their employees with health insurance that covers abortion, even if they don't use federal or state subsidies to purchase their plans. This goes far beyond the Hyde Amendment by prohibiting abortion from being covered in private health insurance plans.

This attack on women's health care by anti-choice Republicans passed both chambers despite never being vetted through a single committee, and never allowing for public comment. Help us urge Governor Crist to veto HB 1143, which interferes with private health care decisions and restricts private health insurance from offering abortion coverage.



HB 1143 currently awaits the Governor's decision.

Women will not stand for legislation that takes away our rights and leaves us worse off than we are today.

Tell Governor Crist to veto HB 1143.

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/urgent_tell_charlie_crist_to_veto_hb_1143