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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Thursday, June 02, 2005

Choice Politics

    The St Pete Times gives the GOoPers too much credit:
    The abortion opponents who surrounded Gov. Jeb Bush as he signed the "Women's Health and Safety Act" on Tuesday were evidence enough of the political motivations at play. Abortion clinic regulations, after all, have been struck down in the past by courts that found them to be a backdoor attempt at shutting clinics altogether.

    Mischievous intent, though, doesn't always lead to bad law.
    "For safer abortions".
    Stephanie Grutman, executive director of Planned Parenthood of Florida, said at least half of Florida's 65 clinics provide first- and second-trimester abortions, making them subject to the increased regulation.

    "We're going to have to wait and see what impact whatever rules AHCA creates have on clinics," Grutman said. "But [officials] don't seem to be motivated by need as much as by ideology." ...

    Vicki Saporta, president of the National Abortion Federation, which represents abortion providers, said Florida is among 34 states that now have what critics call "TRAP" laws, "targeted regulation of abortion providers."

    "These are politically motivated, plain and simple," Saporta said.
    "Governor signs bill regulating abortion clinics".

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