Florida’s House Democrats make an appeal to the people as six-week abortion ban kicks in

House Democrats from Florida bashed the state’s six-week abortion ban as “draconian” as one of the strictest limits in the country went into effect Wednesday.

Reps. Frederica Wilson, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Lois Frankel, Kathy Casto, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Darren Soto, Maxwell Frost and Jared Moskowitz joined together to issue a statement bashing Florida’s new abortion law.

“Today and every day, the truth remains clear: People, not politicians, should be in control of their own reproductive health decisions,” the eight Democrats said. “Florida’s draconian six-week abortion ban is outrageous — a blow to...