Abortion

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed a bill that would have created statewide regulations for vacation rentals, how presidential politics are playing out in Florida after the Biden and Trump campaign stopped by the state, a look at the group forecasting the financial impact of November's proposed abortion amendment, and new condo reforms.

A new poll finds that a solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban and that a rising number appear to support access to abortions for any reason.

A state panel Monday continued to debate a "financial impact statement" about a proposed ballot measure that seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the Florida Constitution.

A state panel Monday again analyzed potential financial impacts of a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights, with amendment opponents focusing on costs linked to lawsuits if the measure passes.

Monday marked the two year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Thirty people marched in Gainesville calling for increased access to reproductive healthcare.

Floridians Protecting Freedom filed a brief that said the 1st District Court of Appeal should reject Florida's arguments that a circuit judge did not have authority to order redrafting the statement.

Derick Cook wants more men to get active in pushing for abortion protections. He and his wife want a child, but says everyone should have a choice.

The justices denied the challenge for technical reasons, and didn't address the merits of FDA drug approvals. Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion even provided a road map for people with sincere objections.

More family medicine and primary care doctors are doing abortions and questioning why it's been separated from other care for decades.

The ruling was the latest twist in a legal battle about the financial impact statement, which appear with ballot initiatives to provide estimated effects on government revenues and the state budget.

The 6-week abortion ban went into effect on May 1. It replaced the 15-week ban that went into effect in July 2022, just after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The closest state that allows a longer gestational limit is North Carolina at 12 weeks.

The numbers provided by the state likely include procedures from April due to an expected lag in reporting.