Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Thursday signed into law a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, providing no exemptions for rape, incest, or human trafficking.

The bill, CS/HB 5, bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and allows only minimal exceptions, such as if the abortion would save the life of a pregnant person or prevent serious injury. It also allows abortions if there are fetal abnormalities discovered after 15 weeks, but two doctors must sign off that the baby will die shortly after birth.

The bill is similar to a Mississippi anti-abortion law that also bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Mississippi abortion law has been challenged as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on that case in December 2021, although it has yet to issue an opinion.

CS/HB 5 has faced criticism by a number of groups. This includes Planned Parenthood, which stated that the bill “robb[ed] pregnant Floridians of the right to decide what happens to their own bodies” and disregarded “the right to medical privacy granted by the state’s own constitution.”

On signing the bill, DeSantis said:

House Bill 5 protects babies in the womb who have beating hearts, who can move, who can taste, who can see, and who can feel pain. Life is a sacred gift worthy of our protection, and I am proud to sign this great piece of legislation which represents the most significant protections for life in the state’s modern history.

Florida is the latest in a number of states that have passed strict new abortion laws. In late March, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a new abortion bill into law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and allows family members of what it calls “a preborn child” to sue the abortion provider. On Tuesday, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill banning abortions except for medical emergencies.