2024 Florida Legislature

$Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, is the new chairwoman of a Senate environmental spending committee and an ardent supporter of a statewide fracking ban.$

Politics / Issues

Lawmaker's proposal seeks to prevent criminal charges for women over abortions

News Service of Florida

Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book says that the while governor has stated women would not be charged under a new six-week abortion ban, "we’re not just going to take his word for it, we’re fighting to ensure it."

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