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Florida Abortion Amendment Falls Short of 60% Threshold
11.05.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – A constitutional amendment that would have enshrined the right to abortion in the Florida constitution has fallen short of the 60% of votes needed to pass. The state currently bans abortion at six weeks of pregnancy and also enforces a myriad of other abortion restrictions. Statement from Nancy Northup, President […]
Florida Six-Week Abortion Ban Set to Take Effect May 1
4.29.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — This Wednesday, May 1, a six-week abortion ban is set to take effect in Florida, making Florida one of 17 states that either bans abortion entirely or at six weeks of pregnancy, before many people know they are pregnant. Currently, abortion is available in Florida up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. […]
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion—But Clears the Way for a Vote on Abortion Rights
Court rules that Florida’s right to privacy no longer protects abortion rights, allowing Florida’s 15-week ban to remain in effect—and clearing the way for its six-week ban.
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion, But Sends Measure to Protect Abortion Rights to the Voters in November
In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.
Her baby has a deadly diagnosis. Her Florida doctors refused an abortion.
Interim Director of Litigation Autumn Katz was interviewed for this Washington Post article.
Complaint in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, et al. v. State of Florida, et al.
Complaint filed in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit, Leon County, Florida, in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, et al. v. State Of Florida, et al., challenging Florida’s 15-week abortion ban. Filing Date: June 1, 2022
Lawsuit to Block Florida’s Abortion Ban is Based on State’s Constitutional Protections
Florida’s supreme court has repeatedly affirmed that the state constitution's right to privacy includes abortion.
