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Florida’s upcoming abortion ballot measure might not end legal issues
At least that’s how three Florida Supreme Court justices see it
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Abortion advocates plan Orlando rally this month to support abortion rights measure
Florida voters will get to decide in November whether to extend Florida’s abortion limit to roughly 24 weeks of pregnancy
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What the Florida Supreme court abortion rulings mean for voters
The court approved a six-week ban, but will also give voters a chance to ensure access to abortion with ballot amendment in November
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‘Game changers’: Florida Supreme Court abortion, recreational pot rulings could boost Democrats
‘Florida just got a lot more expensive for the GOP’
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Tampa Bay Rep. Kathy Castor disagrees with Florida Supreme Court’s ‘stalling tactics’ in abortion rights decision
Congresswoman Castor said it’s disturbing that the court has been so slow in announcing both abortion decisions
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Florida Supreme Court likely to rule on abortion, recreational marijuana amendments Monday
If the proposals reach the ballot, they would need approval from 60 percent of voters to pass
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Ashley Moody urges Florida Supreme Court to consider whether ‘unborn children’ are protected by the state
Moody’s office raised the possibility of filing an additional brief about a ‘natural persons’ provision of the state Constitution
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Miami Republican wants to ban virtually all abortions in Florida
The proposed legislation comes less than a year after a six-week abortion ban was approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature
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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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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 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 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
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Supreme Court to hear case that could determine whether a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution will protect abortion rights
The outcome of the case also will affect a law passed this year that would bar abortions after six weeks of pregnancy
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Advocates have gathered over 100,000 petitions to get abortion access on Florida’s 2024 ballot
Amy Weintraub, reproductive rights program director for Progress Florida, says the campaign has exceeded expectations in petitions gathered so far
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Gov. DeSantis signs Florida’s six-week abortion ban into law
Whether the limit takes effect will be determined by how the Florida Supreme Court decides a challenge to last year’s 15-week law
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Florida’s six-week abortion ban passes in House, heads to Gov. DeSantis
Moving forward with the six-week limit, however, is contingent on the outcome of a pending Supreme Court case
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Bill to ban abortion after six weeks advances in Florida Senate
The bill will now go to the House, where it is expected to pass
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Office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says abortion legal precedents are ‘clearly erroneous’
Lawyers in Moody’s office filed a 67-page brief arguing that justices should uphold a 2022 law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy
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‘This is an attack’: Florida’s extreme abortion ban will likely pass the Senate Thursday
The six-week ban is contingent on a constitutional challenge to Florida’s current 15-week ban
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Proposal to ban abortion at six weeks in Florida advances, amid emotional debate
The Senate Health Policy Committee approved the measure, after lengthy and often-emotional testimony and debate