Florida Democrat revives effort to end controversial taxpayer-funded anti-abortion program

If you didn’t know your tax dollars support the anti-abortion movement, now you do.

by McKenna Schueler September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

Florida Democrat Kelly Skidmore has filed a bill (HB 6001) that seeks to abolish a controversial program, funded by taxpayers, that promotes alternatives to abortion

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‘We’re still here’: Abortion groups, doctors still at work on anniversary of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban

Still, the six-week ban led to a sharp decline in the number of abortions

by Christine Sexton and Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix May 2, 2025May 15, 2025

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Parents can claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus under bill advanced by Florida House

Jurors could determine the salary the fetus could have earned over its life as part of the money parents could be entitled to in wrongful-death suits

by Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix April 10, 2025June 29, 2025

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Florida voters retain anti-abortion Supreme Court justices

If you’re unhappy with judicial election results, mark your calendar for 2030. And actually vote.

by McKenna Schueler November 6, 2024November 12, 2024

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Florida defends decision to send election police to question those who signed abortion ballot petition

‘Those initiative petitions change or have the potential to change our state constitution.’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix September 12, 2024October 7, 2024

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The number of anti-abortion political committees targeting Florida’s Amendment 4 is increasing

Since May 1, it has been illegal to have an abortion in Florida after six weeks of pregnancy

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix August 6, 2024April 28, 2025

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Florida group leading abortion rights measure raises another $509k in one week

About half of the funds raised came from Planned Parenthood over the one-week period, out of over 1,000 mostly small-dollar donations total.

by News Service of Florida and McKenna Schueler July 12, 2024July 18, 2024

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State panel weighs financial impact of Florida’s abortion rights ballot proposal

The panel will meet again July 8 to try to agree on a ‘financial impact statement’

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida July 2, 2024July 30, 2024

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Florida appeals ruling on abortion ballot measure’s ‘misleading’ and ‘inaccurate’ financial impact statement

Circuit Judge John Cooper issued a ruling that said outdated information in the statement ‘renders it inaccurate, ambiguous, misleading, unclear and confusing’