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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 ...
Anyone who performs an illegal abortion could be charged with a third-degree felony punishable with up to five years in prison, a $5,000 fine and loss of their medical license.
August 21, 2024 at 1:28 PM. By Brendan Pierson. (Reuters) - Florida state economists can warn voters that a proposed amendment to the state constitution establishing a right to abortion could ...
On April 1, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the privacy provision of the state’s constitution does not protect access to abortion, upholding the state’s 15-week abortion ban and ...
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.
As of Wednesday, May 1, most abortions in Florida after six weeks will be illegal. The state's previous 15-week ban passed in 2022 went into effect a month ago, when the state Supreme Court ...
Florida Amendment 4 is a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution that will be subject to a referendum on November 5, 2024. [1] The amendment would preempt the Florida Legislature from restricting abortion before fetal viability (generally considered to be between 23 and 24 weeks gestational age) and nullify existing statutes such as the Heartbeat Protection Act that currently do so.