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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot collects nearly 700,000 signatures
The committee also needs the Florida Supreme Court to sign off on the proposed ballot wording
Abortion Rights
Read the latest updates about abortion rights, contraceptive and IUD access, and legislative changes in Orlando and Florida.
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Florida abortion rights measure has over two-thirds of signatures needed to get onto the 2024 ballot
The citizen-led initiative in support of abortion access needs 891,523 signatures to qualify for placement on the 2024 ballot.
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Abortion-rights backers urge Florida Supreme Court to OK amendment wording
Attorney General Ashley Moody previously argued that the measure should be blocked from the 2024 ballot
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Ohio votes to protect abortion access — will Florida be next?
Abortion rights groups in Florida hope to see a similar victory for abortion access in the Sunshine State next November.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says proposed abortion amendment would ‘hoodwink’ voters
Floridians Protecting Freedom has until Nov. 10 to file a brief. The Supreme Court has not scheduled arguments in the case.
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Florida senator wants to strengthen regulation of fake abortion clinics funded by taxpayers
Sen. Lauren Book also filed legislation that would ban protesting within 150 feet of (real) abortion clinics.
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Abortion rights activists raise money for three Florida clinics fined by the state
Stand With Abortion Now leads a fundraiser for three South Florida abortion clinics fined thousands of dollars by state health regulators.
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Out of state abortions in Florida up nearly 25% as six-week abortion ban looms
Neighboring Southern states have severely restricted or completely banned abortion.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody seeks to block abortion rights amendment
Ashley Moody claims the abortion rights groups’ use of the term ‘viability’ is misleading, even though it’s defined in state statutes.
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Orlando Rep. Eskamani files bill to prevent criminal charges for getting an abortion in Florida
Ron DeSantis falsely claimed on TV that state law currently only criminalizes abortion providers, not people who get abortions.
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Proposal to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot tops 400,000 signatures
The committee has submitted enough signatures to trigger a Supreme Court review, though it remains unclear when that review will take place
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Florida Democrat files bill to protect people from being criminally charged for getting an abortion
The bill was filed after DeSantis claimed on TV that only medical providers are penalized under Florida’s abortion law
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More people are traveling to Florida for abortion as six-week abortion ban looms
State data shows over 4,600 out-of-state residents have obtained abortions in Florida this year, compared to 3,430 last year
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Florida Supreme Court hears arguments in challenge to 15-week abortion ban
An attorney for the plaintiffs argued that the 2022 law violates ‘fundamental rights’
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Florida doctors speak out against abortion restrictions, days before state Supreme Court hears case on 15-week ban
The doctors also support a campaign to get stronger abortion rights onto the 2024 ballot so Florida voters can decide
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Activists raise nearly $200,000 to save an Orlando abortion clinic fined by the state
The group raised $197,000 in less than two weeks from over 5,000 donors across the globe
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Abortion rights advocates launch fundraiser to benefit Orlando clinic fined by the state
An attorney for the clinic said the state’s proposed $193K fine ‘would likely force the clinic into bankruptcy or closure.’
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Orlando abortion clinic hit with $193K fine over waiting period law
The massive judgment ‘would likely force the Center of Orlando for Women into bankruptcy or closure’
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Eskamani warns anti-choice activists are ‘stalking’ advocates of Florida’s abortion rights ballot initiative
Website reports precisely where pro-choice petitions are being gathered, so anti-choice petition gatherers can show up
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Activists trying to get abortion on Florida’s 2024 ballot have raised nearly $5 million
The Floridians Protecting Freedom committee will need to submit at least 891,523 valid petition signatures to get on the ballot