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September 19, 2024 at 5:19 PM. Florida health officials told physicians Thursday that abortion is permitted “at any stage in pregnancy” to save the life and health of the mother, and ...
September 20, 2024 at 6:01 PM. ORLANDO, Fla. - The State of Florida has sent a letter to all doctors, with a bold statement: "A miscarriage is not an abortion." The letter aims to clarify the ...
Abortion in Florida is generally illegal [1] after six weeks from the woman's last menstrual period, when many women do not yet know they are pregnant. [2] This law came into effect in May 2024, being approved by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis following its passage in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate, [3] with only Republican state legislators supporting and only ...
Florida Women’s Freedom Coalition, a non-partisan coalition of Democrats, Republicans and Independents, has made remarkable progress in the fight to reinstate the right to abortion via a ...
In the aftermath of the Dobbs ruling, state legislation and court rulings determine most aspects of abortion access in the United States. The following sections outline the current status of abortion law in the various states and territories; references to weeks refer to the number of weeks since the pregnant individual's last menstrual period, or LMP, which is typically used as a measure of ...
Abortion rates tend to be higher among minority women in the United States. In 2000–2001, the rates among black and Hispanic women were 49 per 1,000 and 33 per 1,000, respectively, vs. 13 per 1,000 among non-Hispanic white women. This figure includes all women of reproductive age, including women that are not pregnant.
What does the future of abortion access look like in Florida? This time, voters will have the power to decide. On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that an amendment on abortion access can ...
40 Members voted against. The Heartbeat Protection Act (SB 300) is a Florida state law passed in 2023 that makes abortion after 6 weeks illegal except in the event of rape, incest, human trafficking, a fatal fetal abnormality diagnosis, or when the pregnant woman's life is in danger. It further prevents state funds from being used to finance ...