Times editorial: Charlie Crist should veto ultrasound bill
From the Times editorial board: The timing of Gov. Charlie Crist’s declaration of independence could not have been better. Unshackled from Republican Party orthodoxy, Crist is free to judge bills passed by the Legislature on their merits. Perhaps his biggest test will be deciding the fate of a bill that infringes on constitutionally protected abortion rights. Crist should veto HB 1143, which would allow the government to dictate how a woman reaches a difficult personal decision. This legislation declares the…