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Florida’s referendum will be the country’s most decisive, with decisions about pregnancy at stake for some 80,000 women each year, most of them our own residents, others from neighboring ...
Governor Lawton Chiles lobbied the Florida Legislature to statutorily create the Florida Commission on the Status of Women after he took office in 1991. The leading sponsor in the House of Representatives for CS/CS/HB 109 was Representative Elaine Gordon, while Senator Carrie Meek sponsored the companion bill, SB 1324.
The state also passes a statute that proclaimed women who had abortions could be given a prison sentence of three months to a year. It was one of the few states at the time to have laws punishing women for getting abortions. [8] Florida: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name. [4] 1846
On February 24, 2022, the Florida House of Representatives passed the Parental Rights in Education Act with 69 in favor and 47 against. [15] Commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its opponents, it prevents public schools from holding discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity, stating that lessons "may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is ...
Throughout its history, Florida has been enriched by the spirit of pioneering women, whose remarkable contributions warrant recognition and honor. Celebrate achievements of Florida’s indomitable ...
TALLAHASSEE — Senate leaders have been silent about an angry confrontation between Republican Sen. Tom Wright and a female staffer at a Daytona Beach shelter for battered and abused women and ...
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (April 7, 1890 – May 14, 1998) was an American journalist, author, women's suffrage advocate, and conservationist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development.
I am completely pro-life and I believe that we should have a culture of life." [11] In 2003, Bush described himself as "probably the most pro-life governor in modern times." [12] As governor, Bush signed a parental notification act into law and supported the creation of a "Choose Life" specialty license plate. [13]