Florida – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

26 Mar

Amid rise of STI rates among teens, a bill could risk their access to treatment and birth control

CoreyLatest NewsFlorida, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Florida teens are contracting sexually transmitted infections at rates higher than in the past decade, and a bill advancing in the Republican-controlled Legislature would require them to tell their parents to secure treatment.

04 Jan

Florida doctor faces $10,000 fine in abortion case

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion case, Board of Medicine, doctor, fine, Florida, Healthcare, United States

"After the state Department of Health called for revoking the doctor's license, the Florida Board of Medicine this week issued a final order imposing a $10,000 fine and reprimanding a physician who did not comply in 2022 with a law requiring 24-hour waiting periods before abortions can be performed. The order came after the board decided last month to approve penalties for physician Candace Sue Cooley that were less severe than what the Department of Health wanted...."

07 Nov

Abortion-rights ballot measures pass in 7 states, fail in 3 others

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion News, Abortion Rights, Amendments, Arizona, ballot initiatives, Colorado, Election, Enshrinement, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, South Dakota, United States, Voting

"Constitutional amendments to protect or expand abortion rights passed in seven of the 10 states where they appeared on the ballot Tuesday, NBC News projects. Voters in Arizona and Missouri approved ballot initiatives that will effectively protect abortion rights until fetal viability and undo existing abortion laws on the books. But voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota rejected proposed amendments that would have done the same — becoming the first pro-abortion-rights ballot measures to fail since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Meanwhile, voters in Maryland, Montana, Nevada and New York (where abortion is already legal through fetal viability) and in Colorado (where there are…

28 Oct

Abortion rights advocates rally South Florida voters to say “yes” to Amendment 4 just days before 2024 election

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Rights, abortion voting, Amendment 4, Ballot, Florida, United States

“Florida voters could put the right to get an abortion in the state's constitution on Nov. 5. If Amendment 4 passes, it would limit the state's authority to restrict abortion. With less than 10 days before the 2024 election, supporters of the amendment rallied people to get to the polls….”

24 Oct

Reproductive health care in the Southeast hinges on Florida abortion-rights measure, doctors say

PatLatest News6 week abortion ban, Abortion Ban Exceptions, Florida, legislation, Reproductive rights

Dr. Cherise Felix says a recent patient yelled and swore at her before eventually hugging her, grateful she would no longer have to carry the planned-for baby that had died inside her.

19 Oct

Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Rights Ad, federal judge, Florida, Surgeon General, Temporary Restraining Order, United States

"A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general, the latest development in a legal battle over a television ad supporting the state’s abortion rights ballot measure. Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple broadcast stations that had aired the ad, threatening criminal charges against stations that didn’t stop playing it...."

03 Oct

It’s harder to pay and travel for abortion care, but support funds are struggling

PatLatest NewsAbortion Funds, Florida, Reproductive rights, travel, United States

Financial aid funds that help women pay for abortions — or travel to other states to access care — are struggling financially, despite abortion's role in this year's elections.

30 Sep

Florida abortion law: vague, not scientifically defined, deadly

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Constitutional Amendment, Florida, Opinion, Reproductive rights, Vote

Commentary Think you should be able to choose whether to have that baby or not? Prefer not to die because you can’t get the right medical care? Unless citizens vote to change the Florida Constitution to enshrine reproductive rights, you must avoid this state as if it were an abusive ex. Florida is a danger to women. Amendment 4 would allow abortion up to viability. The existing limit is six weeks.

19 Sep

Florida to decide on abortion protections, could end 6-week ban in Amendment 4

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion, Abortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Amendment 4, Amendments, Ballot, Constitutional Right, Florida, United States

"On Nov. 5, Florida residents won’t just be voting for president. They will also be deciding on six different amendments. Among them is Amendment 4, which would make abortion under certain circumstances a state constitutional right. Here, we break down Amendment 4, its impacts and what Florida currently allows...."

12 Sep

DeSantis administration cites rejected signatures to justify abortion amendment probe

MollyLatest News, United StatesAmendment, Enshrine, Florida, fraudulent, United States

“Fraudulent petition signatures cited by the DeSantis administration as justification for its probe of Florida's abortion rights referendum had already been rejected, according to a local elections supervisor. That means those signatures never counted toward the total required to put the measure before voters, Palm Beach County supervisor of elections Wendy Link, a Gov. Ron DeSantis appointee, tells Axios….”

12 Sep

Florida’s Six-Week Ban Led to Substantial Drop in Clinician-Provided Abortions

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Florida, legislation, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

New estimates from Guttmacher’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study show that clinician-provided abortions dropped substantially in Florida after a ban on abortions after six weeks’ gestation took effect on May 1, 2024. The decline likely reflects reductions in access to abortion for Florida residents as well as people from neighboring states with abortion bans who would have traveled to Florida for abortion care.

06 Sep

Majority of Florida voters back abortion rights ballot measure: Poll

BarbraLatest NewsFlorida, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

A majority of Florida voters say they back a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution, according to new polling released Friday by The Hill and Emerson College Polling.

25 Aug

Commentary: Men must stand with Harris to reclaim reproductive rights

BarbraLatest News, United StatesFlorida, Men, Opinion, Reproductive rights

In the fight for reproductive freedom, and so much that impacts our daily lives, this election is crucial. Since Trump overturned Roe v. Wade, nearly two dozen states have totally banned abortion or severely restricted it. The impacts of these have been catastrophic.

05 May

Commentary: In the fight for reproductive rights, no one can save us but ourselves

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Florida, Opinion, United States

Mayday! Mayday! As of midnight on May 1, Florida’s dangerous new six-week abortion ban is the law — effectively banning all abortion care in our state and causing doctors, patients and freedom-loving Floridians everywhere to elevate our calls for the passage of Amendment 4 so that we may enshrine abortion rights in the Florida Constitution.

01 May

Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Florida, Healthcare

Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.