Florida
Protected
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe:
Abortion will remain legal in Florida. The state’s highest court has recognized the right to abortion under the Florida Constitution. However, in 2022, Florida enacted a 15 week ban that providers are challenging.
Restrictions
Florida law generally prohibits abortion at fifteen weeks LMP[1]H.B. 5, 2022 Leg., Reg. Sess. (Fl. 2022), to be codified at Fla. Stat. § 390.0111; Florida v. Planned Parenthood of S.W. and Central Florida, No. 1D22-2034 (Fla. 1st Dist. Ct. App. Jul 21, 2022). and viability.[2]FLA. STAT. § 390.01112; see also, id. § 390.0111 (third trimester ban). Florida has a permanently enjoined method ban that was found to include D&E, D&X, and labor induction procedures.[3]See A Choice for Women v. Butterworth, 54 F. Supp. 2d 1148, 1154-55 (S.D. Fla. 1998) (finding that FLA. STAT. § 390.0111(5) unduly burdens patients seeking a D&E, labor induction, or D&X … Continue reading Pregnant people who seek abortion care must undergo a twenty-four-hour mandatory waiting period, biased counseling, and an ultrasound.[4]Fla. Stat. § 390.0111(3)(a); see Gainesville Woman Care v. Florida, No. 2015 CA 001323, SC16-381, 1D15-3048 (Fla. Cir. Ct. Apr. 8, 2022) (order granting Defendant’s motion for summary … Continue reading Florida also limits public funding for abortion,[5]FLA. ADMIN. CODE r. § 59G-4.001; FLORIDA AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMIN., Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, 3-53 (2008); Renee B. v. Fla. Agency for Health Care Admin., 790 … Continue reading and generally prohibits policies sold on the state’s health-care exchange from covering abortion.[6]FLA. STAT. § 627.64995. The Florida Constitution expressly authorizes parental notification for minors.[7]FLA. CONST. art. X, § 22. Florida law generally requires that a parent or legal guardian be notified and consent prior to a minor’s abortion;[8]FLA. STAT. § 390.01114(4)-(5). alternatively a judge can approve a minor’s petition without parental notification and consent.[9]Id. § 390.01114(6).
Florida’s targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws include requirements related to facilities that provide second-trimester procedures,[10]FLA. ADMIN. CODE r. 59A-9.022. admitting privileges or, alternatively, transfer agreements,[11]Id. 59A-9.023. and recordkeeping.[12]FLA. STAT. § 390.01112. State law restricts the provision of abortion care to licensed physicians.[13]FLA. STAT. § 390.0111(2); FLA. ADMIN. CODE r. 59A-9.023. Providers who violate Florida’s abortion restrictions may face civil and criminal penalties.[14]See, e.g., FLA. STAT. § 390.0111(10)-(11).
State Protections
Florida law includes constitutional protections for abortion as part of the state’s fundamental right to privacy.[15]FLA. CONST. art. I, § 23. See Gainesville Woman Care v. State, 210 So. 3d 1243, 1254 (Fla. 2017) (“Florida’s constitutional right of privacy encompasses a woman’s right to choose to … Continue reading
Post-Roe Prohibitions
Florida repealed its pre-Roe bans in 1972.[16]FLA. STAT. §§ 782.10, 797.01, repealed by 1972 Fla. Laws ch. 72-196, § 9; see also State v. Barquet, 262 So. 2d 431, 438 (Fla. 1972) (holding that FLA. STAT. § 782.10 and § 797.01 violate the … Continue reading
Conclusion
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe, abortion will remain legal in Florida. The state’s highest court has recognized the right to abortion under the Florida Constitution. However, in 2022, Florida enacted a 15 week ban that providers are challenging.
References
| ↑1 | H.B. 5, 2022 Leg., Reg. Sess. (Fl. 2022), to be codified at Fla. Stat. § 390.0111; Florida v. Planned Parenthood of S.W. and Central Florida, No. 1D22-2034 (Fla. 1st Dist. Ct. App. Jul 21, 2022). |
|---|---|
| ↑2 | FLA. STAT. § 390.01112; see also, id. § 390.0111 (third trimester ban). |
| ↑3 | See A Choice for Women v. Butterworth, 54 F. Supp. 2d 1148, 1154-55 (S.D. Fla. 1998) (finding that FLA. STAT. § 390.0111(5) unduly burdens patients seeking a D&E, labor induction, or D&X procedure prior to viability of the fetus and permanently enjoining it). |
| ↑4 | Fla. Stat. § 390.0111(3)(a); see Gainesville Woman Care v. Florida, No. 2015 CA 001323, SC16-381, 1D15-3048 (Fla. Cir. Ct. Apr. 8, 2022) (order granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgement). |
| ↑5 | FLA. ADMIN. CODE r. § 59G-4.001; FLORIDA AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMIN., Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, 3-53 (2008); Renee B. v. Fla. Agency for Health Care Admin., 790 So. 2d 1036, 1038-40 (Fla. 2001) (Medicaid funding ban was constitutional). |
| ↑6 | FLA. STAT. § 627.64995. |
| ↑7 | FLA. CONST. art. X, § 22. |
| ↑8 | FLA. STAT. § 390.01114(4)-(5). |
| ↑9 | Id. § 390.01114(6). |
| ↑10 | FLA. ADMIN. CODE r. 59A-9.022. |
| ↑11 | Id. 59A-9.023. |
| ↑12 | FLA. STAT. § 390.01112. |
| ↑13 | FLA. STAT. § 390.0111(2); FLA. ADMIN. CODE r. 59A-9.023. |
| ↑14 | See, e.g., FLA. STAT. § 390.0111(10)-(11). |
| ↑15 | FLA. CONST. art. I, § 23. See Gainesville Woman Care v. State, 210 So. 3d 1243, 1254 (Fla. 2017) (“Florida’s constitutional right of privacy encompasses a woman’s right to choose to end her pregnancy.”); N. Fla. Women’s Health & Counseling Servs., Inc. v. State, 866 So. 2d 612, 634-36 (Fla. 2003) (rejecting application of “undue burden” test, as established in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833, 874 (1992) in favor of strict scrutiny); In re T.W., 551 So. 2d 1186, 1193 (Fla. 1989) (“The Florida Constitution embodies the principle that [f]ew decisions are more personal and intimate, more properly private, or more basic to individual dignity and autonomy, than a woman’s decision … whether to end her pregnancy. A woman’s right to make that choice freely is fundamental.”) (internal quotations and citations omitted). |
| ↑16 | FLA. STAT. §§ 782.10, 797.01, repealed by 1972 Fla. Laws ch. 72-196, § 9; see also State v. Barquet, 262 So. 2d 431, 438 (Fla. 1972) (holding that FLA. STAT. § 782.10 and § 797.01 violate the United States Constitution and the due process clause of the Florida Constitution). |
