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abortion rights

Judge Prohibits DeSantis Administration From Threatening to Prosecute TV Stations Over Abortion-Rights Ads

October 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

A screenshot from the the Floridians Protecting Freedom ad. The Florida Department of Health earlier this month sent letters to TV stations calling for them to stop running a Floridians Protecting Freedom ad. The department alleged that the ad included false and “dangerous” information and threatened to seek injunctions or possible criminal prosecution against the stations.

With Floridians already voting by mail in the runup to the Nov. 5 election, fierce legal wrangling continues to escalate over a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution. A federal judge on Thursday sided with supporters of the proposal, which will appear as Amendment 4 on the ballot, who filed a lawsuit alleging the state violated the First Amendment by threatening television stations over an ad supporting the measure.

Abortion Rights Mark Big Court Victory, But Effect on Florida Restrictions Unclear

June 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Florida supporters of recent laws requiring more stringent standards for abortion providers say the high court ruling should have no impact. Pending court challenges suggest otherwise.

My Sobering, Rewarding Job at an Abortion Clinic

February 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Catherine Durkin Robinson’s duties involved helping patients through their abortion procedures. They’d already met with the doctor and nurse. Her job was to assist them emotionally.

Two Sweeping Supreme Court Cases Set to Redefine Abortion and Contraceptive Rights

January 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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As devastating to abortion rights as 2015 proved to be in state legislatures, 2016 is shaping up to be even more turbulent — perhaps the most momentous year for reproductive issues in a generation.

Florida House Passes 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period, Adding to Increasing Curbs

April 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The 24-year-old sponsor of the measure claims it “empowers” women, while opponents charged that it does the opposite, banning abortions for 24 hours.

24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortion Clears Florida House Panel in Partisan 9-4 Vote

March 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Under the bill, a woman seeking an abortion would be required to meet with a physician to get information and then wait at least 24 hours before the procedure could be performed.

24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortions and Repeal of Undocumented Immigrant Attorney Law Filed

February 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

In a sign that hard-core Republican legislators intend to press their case at the Florida Legislature, lawmakers this week filed bills that would impose a 24-hour waiting period for abortions, and that would repeal the law adopted last year that enabled Jose Godinez-Samperio, an undocumented immigrant, to become a practicing lawyer.

“Personhood” Amendment Crushed Even in the Reddest State, Dealing Blow to Abortion Foes

November 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Two proposed constitutional amendments that would have declared life starting at conception were overwhelmingly defeated in North Dakota and Colorado, with two-thirds of voters opposed.

Anti-Abortion Bills Pass Through Angry Debate As Florida Creeps Closer to Embryo Rights

April 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

After tense debate that included allegations of lying and large-scale eugenics, the House on Thursday passed a measure banning abortions meant to avoid having a baby of a particular gender or race and criminalized harm of the unborn in the act of harming or killing its mother.

Amendment 6: Narrowing Down Florida’s Abortion and Privacy Rights

October 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Sandwiched within a long list of issues on a crowded ballot, Amendment 6 is emerging as a multi-million dollar fight touching abortion, parental rights and privacy protections now guaranteed in the Florida Constitution.

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