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Florida's first abortion law was implemented in 1868, lasting until 1972; it stated: [8] [9] Abortion: Every person who shall administer to any woman pregnant with a quick child any medicine, drug or substance whatever, or shall use or employ any instrument or other means, with intent thereby to destroy such child, unless the same shall have been necessary to preserve the life of such mother ...
June 2020 — A bill requiring parental consent before minors can have an abortion was passed into law. Florida law at the time already required notifying parents if a minor planned to get an ...
The Heartbeat Protection Act (SB 300) is a Florida state law passed in 2023 that criminalizes abortion after 6 weeks' gestation [1]. The law went into effect May 1, 2024 after passing in 2023. Under Florida’s current abortion ban, it is nearly impossible for most women to access an abortion.
Democrats made abortion a key campaign issue in 2022 and lost big. Will a ballot question move the needle next year? Ohio vote puts abortion-access ballot effort in Florida under a new spotlight
Ohio’s new constitutional projections for abortion access and other reproductive rights are supposed to take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. Existing abortion ...
Under the law, anyone who induces an abortion is "guilty of a Class 6 felony", [197] with a maximum of two years imprisonment and $4,000 in fines. [198] In November 2024, South Dakotans voted on Amendment G, which, if passed, would have amended the state constitution to create a right to abortion in the first two trimesters of pregnancy. The ...
Voters in Arizona overwhelmingly passed Proposition 139, which proposed to amend the state’s Constitution to include the fundamental right to abortion. The measure passed with nearly 62 percent ...
Florida Amendment 4 [1] was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 5, 2024. [2] [3] Through a statewide referendum, the amendment achieved 57% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida, short of the 60% supermajority required by law.