Abortion

People from Florida will have to travel farther, with the nearest clinic to offer abortion later in pregnancy without a three-day wait in Virginia. And it's not only Florida residents who will be affected.

A Miami-Dade doctor and Central Florida woman testified before a committee of top Democratic members of Congress in Fort Lauderdale during a hearing about “the escalating threat to reproductive freedom.”

Florida is at the center of the fight over abortion. As the state faces new restrictions and a November ballot question on abortion rights, Democrats see potential where they haven't in years.

This November, Floridians get to vote on abortion rights and recreational marijuana.

This November, Floridians get to vote on abortion rights and recreational marijuana.

On Florida Matters, Stetson law professor Louis Virelli said the Florida Supreme Court's ruling "shined a very bright light on the importance of the abortion amendment."

Health centers are trying to accommodate as many patients seeking abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy as they can before the ban goes into effect May 1. After that, most people will have to travel out-of-state for care.

The hearing, held in Broward County, comes a day after Florida’s Supreme Court cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

What did Florida politicians and others have to say after the Florida Supreme Court's rulings on the state's abortion law and ballot proposal?

The marijuana issue could boost turnout among young voters, who traditionally skew toward Democrats.

The decision comes several months after the state's Attorney General Ashley Moody asked the Florida Supreme Court to strike down the measure.

A state Supreme Court ruling upholding Florida's 15-week ban means a six-week ban can go into effect in 30 days. Advocates who help people access abortions say this will make it harder for patients around the Southeast to get care.