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In 2017, there were 65 abortion clinics in the state, [64] and over 73% of the counties in the state do not have an abortion clinic. In 2014, 20% of women in the state aged 15–44 lived in a county without an abortion clinic. [65] In 2017, there were 22 Planned Parenthood clinics, of which 13 offered abortion services. At the time, Florida had ...
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 1st, 2024 after passing in 2023. Under Florida’s current abortion ban, it is nearly impossible for most women to access an abortion. [2][3] Florida’s ban provides no exceptions for ...
Abortion is illegal after 6 weeks in Florida, [40] with exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking (up to 15 weeks), fetal abnormalities (before the third trimester), and, throughout pregnancy, if the pregnant woman's life is in danger. Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.
Christie, the OB who supports Amendment 4, said to limit abortion based on gestational age is "offensive" to women, as abortions at or after 21 weeks make up only about 1% of all abortions in the ...
From 1972 to 2022, abortion was legal in Florida until 24 weeks of pregnancy. In 2022, Florida began to enforce a restriction passed by legislators preventing women from terminating pregnancies ...
Wade in 2022. Voters in seven states voted in favor of abortion rights, including one state that has ceased nearly all abortion services. Voters in six states -- California, Kansas, Kentucky ...
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 only 57% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida, short of the 60% majority required by law. Despite its failure to pass, the double digit percentage majority that ...
The state has about 50 abortion clinics and performed about 84,000 abortions last year, with about 8,000 of them for women traveling from out of state, according to state health care data.