Abortion

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.

The Leon County judge rejected an injunction request by the sponsor of the ballot measure and wrote it is not for the courts to intervene and "decide what the people will be permitted to consider."

Abortion-rights groups are courting Latino voters through door-knocking and Spanish-language ads. They say the fast-growing group could determine the outcome of abortion ballot measures across the U.S., particularly in states such as Arizona and Florida with large Latino populations.

Some groups that have been helping women pay for abortions and associated travel are cutting back their aid as travel costs rise. Abortion funds have been around for decades, but they got big boosts from donors around the time the Supreme Court ended a national right to abortion.

Words such as "viability" and "health care provider" may need clarifying if voters approve Amendment 4. Some legal experts say this could lead to broad interpretations; others say these are defined legal terms.

The committee pushing for Amendment 4 claims a website and ads created by the state Agency for Health Care Administration are carrying "misinformation." The agency says it is providing facts for Floridians.

AHCA sent an “alert” telling physicians that abortion is permitted “at any stage in pregnancy” to protect the mother and that “failure to do so may constitute malpractice.”

An increase in telehealth abortions and a strong support network could explain why Florida's abortion decline wasn't as steep as some other states with six-week bans, according to the Guttmacher Institute. But it was still significant, about 30%.

Backers of Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion access and override the law if Florida voters approve it in November, argue the ban’s exceptions aren’t "real" because of vague language, criminal penalties and exception requirements that can make abortions difficult to obtain in these cases.

The petitions in question are not included in the total that allowed Amendment 4 to be placed on the November ballot.

The data came from 36 states and Washington, D.C., and researchers categorized these places as “banned,” “limited” or “protected,” based on their abortion policies.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed possible tweaks to new condo reform laws, the growing need for EV fast charging stations across the state, recent claims on Florida’s abortion ballot initiative, the growing number of incarceration deaths and an update on activity in the Atlantic.