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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-27405 ~ ~~-~ x~~~ • ~•;
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY
OPPOSING FLORIDA HOUSE BILL 1143 AND URGING
GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST TO VETO SAID LEGISLATION.
WHEREAS, House Bill 1143 was passed and adopted by the Florida Legislature in the
2010 Legislative Session and is pending review by Governor Charlie Crist; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 1143 provides, inter alia, that an ultrasound must be performed
on certain women obtaining an abortion, that the ultrasound must be contemporaneously
reviewed with the woman by specified healthcare professionals prior to the woman giving
informed consent to an abortion, and that in order to decline viewing the ultrasound images, a
form must be completed affirmatively acknowledging that the woman has declined to review
such images; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach strongly oppose
the aforestated provisions set forth in House Bill 1143 and urge Florida Governor Charlie Crist
to veto said legislation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission strongly oppose House Bill 1143 and urge Florida Governor Charlie Crist to veto
said legislation.
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PASSED and ADOPTED this ~ a day of May, 2010.
ATTEST:
A OR ATTI ER RA BOWER
ROBERT PARCHER, CITY CLERK
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