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Florida's abortion laws protect a pregnant person's life, but not for mental health

Apr 19, 2023

Heather Flynn, a psychologist and chair of the FSU College of Medicine's Department of Behavioral Science and Social Medicine, is concerned that mental health is not an exception when the life of a pregnant person is at risk under the new six-week abortion ban recently signed by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Flynn shared her concerns on NPR's All Things Considered.

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