"It was in vain that Sen. Lauren Book shared her painful experience of being drugged and raped by several men as a young teen. Her powerful testimony on the Florida Senate floor — the first time she shared it publicly — fell on deaf ears. But it’s obvious what we already knew: the callousness of Republicans who refused at least five times to add exemptions for rape, incest and human trafficking to the 15-week abortion ban that the Legislature passed Thursday night. The bill heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’s certain to sign it into law. There’s no better symbol of the lawmakers’ lack of humanity than the photo posted on Twitter of a devastated Book, D-Plantation, being consoled by a fellow senator outside chambers..."
~Miami Herald Editorial Board
"Florida abortion bill shows GOP dismisses rape, incest victims" | Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article259051143.html
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