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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 ...
The initiative would have added the following text to Article I of the Florida Constitution: Except as provided in Article X, Section 22, no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability, or when necessary to protect the patient's health, as determined by the patient's health-care provider.
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.
What is Florida’s current abortion law? Florida bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, ... The ballot amendment’s text in part reads that “no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay ...
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 ...
Florida's six-week abortion ban takes effect on May 1. Here's what the law says and how it will affect access to the procedure beyond state lines. Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect.
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday issued a pair of key decisions in the fight over abortion rights. The first allows a six-week abortion ban to soon take effect in the Sunshine State, while the ...
Florida lawmakers will soon have to consider whether to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Florida is considering a 6-week abortion ban. What to know about the heartbeat bill