{"id":27023,"date":"2025-04-10T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T09:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:05:29","slug":"florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
St. Augustine Republican Rep. Sam Greco (center), the House sponsor, said the bill was not about abortion. Credit:<\/span> Photo via State of Florida<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nAfter stalling last year, a bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus received approval in the House on Wednesday, with Democrats raising opposition over reproductive rights.\n

Under the bill, HB 1517<\/a>, parents could claim damages for mental pain and loss of support from the fetus at any stage of development, meaning jurors could determine the salary the fetus could have earned over its life as part of the money parents could be entitled to in wrongful-death suits. It cleared the chamber along party lines.<\/a><\/i> Robin Bartleman via Florida House<\/p>

The proposal clarifies that suits couldn\u2019t be brought against mothers or medical providers abiding by the standard of care, but some Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about abortion and IVF access and pregnant people trying to escape abusive relationships.<\/p>

Weston Democratic Rep. Robin Bartleman said the bill angered her.<\/p>

\u201cEveryone can get sued now because of this bill. This is not about justice, it\u2019s about cruelty,\u201d she said, pointing out that the bill doesn\u2019t provide protections for IVF clinics and hospitals.<\/p>

However, Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.<\/p>

\u201cThis is about establishing that life begins at conception, so let\u2019s clear the air, and let\u2019s just say the thing that\u2019s what it\u2019s about, because if it wasn\u2019t, there wouldn\u2019t have been so much avoiding the questions or the answers to direct questions,\u201d Miami Democratic Rep. Ashley Gantt said. \n

Not about abortion?<\/h3> St. Augustine Republican Rep. Sam Greco, the House sponsor, said the bill was not about abortion.<\/p>

\u201cThis is about a loss that that is is so hard to understand and so hard to believe that money or anything is never going to make one whole,\u201d Greco said. \u201cBut when a terrible tragedy like the loss, the wrongful loss, of an unborn child occurs because of wrongfulness, because of a wrongful act, mothers, parents, should have the ability to seek to be made whole in those circumstances.\u201d<\/p>

The Senate companion, which Vero Beach Republican Sen. Erin Grall is sponsoring, is up for its second of three committee hearings Thursday. But other Republicans\u2019 support for the bill is faltering, with former Senate President Kathleen Passidomo also expressing hesitancy about opening medical providers up to lawsuits over the death of a fetus, even at one month of gestation.<\/p>

\u201cWe\u2019re losing OBGYNs. Who\u2019s gonna wanna come to Florida?\u201d Passidomo said during the April 1 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing of SB 1284<\/a>. Passidomo, who also criticized the proposal last year, is chair of the Rules Committee, which Grall\u2019s proposal must go through before reaching the Senate floor.<\/p>

Florida Phoenix<\/a> is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Florida Phoenix maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Michael Moline for questions: info@floridaphoenix.com<\/a>.<\/i>

Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>

Follow us: Google News<\/a> | NewsBreak<\/a> | Reddit<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Facebook <\/a> | BlueSky<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2085,"featured_media":27032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"newspack_collection_is_cover_story":false,"newspack_collection_post_order":0,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"hidden","newspack_post_subtitle":"Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,64,24],"tags":[5195,1582,1581,5196],"newspack_collection_taxonomy":[88380],"newspack_collection_section":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[125,127],"class_list":["post-27023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abortion-rights","category-florida-news","category-news","tag-apple-news","tag-rep-sam-greco","tag-reproductive-rights-in-florida","tag-section-feature","entry"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nFlorida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Creative Loafing Tampa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-10T14:53:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T09:05:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jackie Llanos\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5144093eb84245a399f5e113a6e31c2b\"},\"headline\":\"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-10T14:53:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-01T09:05:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/\"},\"wordCount\":540,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Apple News\",\"Rep. Sam Greco\",\"Reproductive rights in Florida\",\"Section Feature\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Abortion Rights\",\"Florida News\",\"News & Views\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/\",\"name\":\"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-10T14:53:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-01T09:05:29+00:00\",\"description\":\"Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"St. Augustine Republican Rep. Sam Greco (center), the House sponsor, said the bill was not about abortion.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/\",\"name\":\"Creative Loafing Tampa Bay\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Organization\",\"Place\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Creative Loafing Tampa Bay\",\"alternateName\":\"Creative Loafing\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-organization-logo\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-organization-logo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\",\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\",\"https:\/\/apple.news\/Ty2bLh7KQRom2Yiozae-a7Q\",\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\",\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\"],\"description\":\"As a free weekly publication, website, content marketing, and event company, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay has served the Tampa Bay area for more than 33 years with its cultural and news coverage.\",\"address\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-place-address\"},\"telephone\":[\"(877) 975-1818\"],\"contactPoint\":{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"telephone\":\"(877) 975-1818\",\"email\":\"policy@cltampa.com\"},\"openingHoursSpecification\":[{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\",\"Saturday\",\"Sunday\"],\"opens\":\"09:00\",\"closes\":\"17:00\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5144093eb84245a399f5e113a6e31c2b\",\"name\":\"Jackie Llanos\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/jackie-llanos\/\"},{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-place-address\",\"streetAddress\":\"633 N. Franklin Street, Suite 735\",\"addressLocality\":\"Tampa\",\"postalCode\":\"33602\",\"addressRegion\":\"FL\",\"addressCountry\":\"US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-organization-logo\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mainLogo.jpg?fit=214%2C82&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mainLogo.jpg?fit=214%2C82&ssl=1\",\"width\":214,\"height\":82,\"caption\":\"Creative Loafing Tampa Bay\"}]}<\/script>\n<meta name=\"geo.placename\" content=\"Tampa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"geo.region\" content=\"United States (US)\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus","description":"Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus","og_description":"Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/","og_site_name":"Creative Loafing Tampa","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay","article_published_time":"2025-04-10T14:53:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-01T09:05:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/"},"author":{"name":"Jackie Llanos","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5144093eb84245a399f5e113a6e31c2b"},"headline":"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus","datePublished":"2025-04-10T14:53:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-01T09:05:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/"},"wordCount":540,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","keywords":["Apple News","Rep. Sam Greco","Reproductive rights in Florida","Section Feature"],"articleSection":["Abortion Rights","Florida News","News & Views"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/","url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/","name":"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-04-10T14:53:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-01T09:05:29+00:00","description":"Democrats\u2019 attempts to allow only the pregnant person to bring suits and to shield people helping someone secure an abortion from the wrongful death suits failed.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"St. Augustine Republican Rep. Sam Greco (center), the House sponsor, said the bill was not about abortion."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/","name":"Creative Loafing Tampa Bay","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Organization","Place"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#organization","name":"Creative Loafing Tampa Bay","alternateName":"Creative Loafing","url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/","logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-organization-logo"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-organization-logo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/","https:\/\/apple.news\/Ty2bLh7KQRom2Yiozae-a7Q","https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb","https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/"],"description":"As a free weekly publication, website, content marketing, and event company, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay has served the Tampa Bay area for more than 33 years with its cultural and news coverage.","address":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-place-address"},"telephone":["(877) 975-1818"],"contactPoint":{"@type":"ContactPoint","telephone":"(877) 975-1818","email":"policy@cltampa.com"},"openingHoursSpecification":[{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday","Sunday"],"opens":"09:00","closes":"17:00"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5144093eb84245a399f5e113a6e31c2b","name":"Jackie Llanos","url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/jackie-llanos\/"},{"@type":"PostalAddress","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-place-address","streetAddress":"633 N. Franklin Street, Suite 735","addressLocality":"Tampa","postalCode":"33602","addressRegion":"FL","addressCountry":"US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/#local-main-organization-logo","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mainLogo.jpg?fit=214%2C82&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mainLogo.jpg?fit=214%2C82&ssl=1","width":214,"height":82,"caption":"Creative Loafing Tampa Bay"}]},"geo.placename":"Tampa","geo.region":"United States (US)"},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus","url":"http:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1"},"articleSection":"Abortion Rights","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jackie Llanos"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Florida Phoenix"}],"creator":["Jackie Llanos","Florida Phoenix"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Creative Loafing Tampa","logo":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mainLogo.jpg"},"keywords":["apple news","rep. sam greco","reproductive rights in florida","section feature"],"dateCreated":"2025-04-10T14:53:00Z","datePublished":"2025-04-10T14:53:00Z","dateModified":"2025-06-01T09:05:29Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Florida House advances bill allowing parents to claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.cltampa.com\\\/news\\\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.cltampa.com\\\/news\\\/florida-house-advances-bill-allowing-parents-to-claim-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-of-a-fetus-19813125\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.cltampa.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.cltampa.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\"},\"articleSection\":\"Abortion Rights\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Jackie Llanos\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Florida Phoenix\"}],\"creator\":[\"Jackie Llanos\",\"Florida Phoenix\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Creative Loafing Tampa\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cltampa.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/mainLogo.jpg\"},\"keywords\":[\"apple news\",\"rep. sam greco\",\"reproductive rights in florida\",\"section feature\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2025-04-10T14:53:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-10T14:53:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-01T09:05:29Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/cltampa.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rep._sam_greco_center_state_of_florida.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":263331,"url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/following-6-week-abortion-ban-florida-republicans-now-pursue-lawsuits-for-wrongful-death-of-unborn-child-17100301\/","url_meta":{"origin":27023,"position":0},"title":"Following 6 week abortion ban, Florida Republicans now pursue lawsuits for wrongful death of \u2018unborn child\u2019","author":"Dara Kam","date":"January 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The legislation has drawn intense pushback from abortion providers and their allies.","rel":"","context":"In "Florida News"","block_context":{"text":"Florida News","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/florida-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/untitled-242.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/untitled-242.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/untitled-242.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/untitled-242.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":264418,"url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/if-you-really-want-to-stop-abortions-get-a-vasectomy-critics-push-back-on-new-unborn-child-florida-bill-17306246\/","url_meta":{"origin":27023,"position":1},"title":"‘If you really want to stop abortions, get a vasectomy’: Critics push back on new ‘unborn child’ Florida bill","author":"Dara Kam","date":"February 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThis deceptive bill is about making it even harder for Floridians to access the abortion care that they need.\"","rel":"","context":"In "Abortion Rights"","block_context":{"text":"Abortion Rights","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/abortion-rights\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/untitled-242.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/untitled-242.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/untitled-242.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/untitled-242.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29706,"url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-republican-refiles-bill-permitting-wrongful-death-suits-for-fetuses-19558866\/","url_meta":{"origin":27023,"position":2},"title":"Florida Republican refiles bill permitting wrongful death suits for fetuses","author":"Jackie Llanos","date":"February 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Fort Pierce Republican put forward the same proposal during the 2024 legislative session","rel":"","context":"In "Florida News"","block_context":{"text":"Florida News","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/florida-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-3-e1740590645509.webp?fit=838%2C622&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-3-e1740590645509.webp?fit=838%2C622&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-3-e1740590645509.webp?fit=838%2C622&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-3-e1740590645509.webp?fit=838%2C622&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":232542,"url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-republicans-advance-15-week-abortion-ban-with-no-exception-for-rape-or-incest-12734476\/","url_meta":{"origin":27023,"position":3},"title":"Florida Republicans advance 15-week abortion ban with no exception for rape or incest","author":"Ryan Dailey","date":"January 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The measure would allow abortions after 15 weeks if a fetus is found to have a \u201cfatal fetal abnormality.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In "Abortion Rights"","block_context":{"text":"Abortion Rights","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/abortion-rights\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/reproductive_rights_3.6197e4134e978.png?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/reproductive_rights_3.6197e4134e978.png?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/reproductive_rights_3.6197e4134e978.png?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/reproductive_rights_3.6197e4134e978.png?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":345480,"url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/wrongful-death-for-fetuses-elimination-of-pregnancy-crisis-centers-proposed-for-2026-florida-session\/","url_meta":{"origin":27023,"position":4},"title":"Wrongful death for fetuses, elimination of pregnancy crisis centers proposed for 2026 Florida session","author":"Christine Sexton","date":"October 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"One proposal, filed by\u00a0Vero Beach Republican Sen. Erin Grall, would let parents file wrongful-death lawsuits for the death of a fetus at any stage of development.","rel":"","context":"In "Florida News"","block_context":{"text":"Florida News","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/florida-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/untitled-232.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/untitled-232.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/untitled-232.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/untitled-232.webp?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":235128,"url":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-house-passes-15-week-abortion-ban-with-no-exception-for-rape-or-incest-12899511\/","url_meta":{"origin":27023,"position":5},"title":"Florida House passes 15-week abortion ban with no exception for rape or incest","author":"Ryan Dailey","date":"February 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Several House Democrats also criticized the measure as unconstitutional.","rel":"","context":"In "Abortion Rights"","block_context":{"text":"Abortion Rights","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/abortion-rights\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/reproductive_rights_3.6197e4134e978.png?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/reproductive_rights_3.6197e4134e978.png?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/reproductive_rights_3.6197e4134e978.png?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/reproductive_rights_3.6197e4134e978.png?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2085"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27023"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_collection_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_collection_taxonomy?post=27023"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_collection_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_collection_section?post=27023"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=27023"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=27023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}