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The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Florida s law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday, becoming one of the most restrictive states in the country on abortion access.Florida s six-week ban replaced the state s previous 15-week abortion ban, prohibiting the procedure before most women know they are pregnant.In the South, abortion is now either banned or severely restricted in Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana.The closest state to Florida with no gestational limits on abortion is Virginia.On April 1, the Florida State Supreme Court issued a decision to uphold the state s 15-week abortion ban in response to a legal challenge asking the court to throw out the ban.The six-week trigger ban signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis went into effect Wednesday, 30 days after the court s ruling.The decision came as part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Planned Parenthood, the Center f
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