Red State Now Offers Preferred Parking For Pregnant Women

Florida is days into allowing pregnant women to use for an "expectant mother parking permit" and nan reactions are mixed.

The rule went into effect connected July 1, and allows pregnant women to usage accessible parking spaces for up to 1 twelvemonth aft nan day of issuance.

"Having been pregnant myself successful nan Florida heat, it is difficult to struggle crossed a large parking batch erstwhile you are 9 months pregnant, particularly if you person different kids, and you are dragging cogwheel to parkland each nan measurement successful nan backmost of nan parking batch and locomotion past those quiet handicap spots," State Rep. Fiona McFarland told FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Women who do scheme to use for and usage a impermanent placard must salary a one-time interest of $15. 

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A motion indicating typical parking for expectant mothers is pictured extracurricular a Babies R Us shop successful Waterford, Connecticut Friday, March 11, 2005.   (Steven E. Frischling/Bloomberg)

"You’ve sewage capable connected your plate—make parking easier." a Facebook station by Bay County taxation Collector Chuck Perdue connected June 30 said. 

Social media responses are coming successful from some sympathizers and those successful opposition. 

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A female walks successful nan thoroughfare pinch a kid successful New York City, connected June 22, 2025.  (KENA BETANCUR/AFP)

"Friend we don't person to waddle truthful far," 1 female said while tagging different Facebook user.

Meanwhile, connected nan Seminole County Tax Collector's post astir nan impermanent permits, personification said, "Seriously? Pregnancy is not a disability!"

Designated Handicapped Parking and Drop disconnected zone, DIA creation center, Beacon, New York.  (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group)

In Florida, taxation collectors are authorized agents for nan Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which allows group to behaviour centrifugal conveyance section services successful nan taxation collector's offices. 

"I’ve been really healthy, truthful I deliberation it’s important to effort and locomotion and do nan champion you tin to enactment active, if you can," expectant mother Danielle Marple told FOX 13.

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"I’m gladsome that location are group who, if they request nan assistance, they tin person it, but I surely dream it’s conscionable not abused and that nan group who person nan disabilities aliases request nan thief are capable to get it," she said.