Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care
Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
By DAVID FISCHER and STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — 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. Dr.
By DAVID FISCHER and STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. Fertility specialist Dr. Leah Roberts says the anti-abortion laws
Florida's six-week abortion ban is in effect on Wednesday, replacing a
The six-week ban signed into law by Gov. DeSantis went into effect
Florida has long been a destination state for abortion-seekers in a region
Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect this week, and both parties are using it to make their cases to voters across the country ahead of November’s elections.
MIAMI >> Florida has long played a significant role in the American abortion landscape, with dozens of clinics providing the procedure to tens of thousands of residents a year while also taking in patients from across the Southeast.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Florida on Wednesday just after midnight. Before that, the state had been a refuge for abortion access in the South after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Florida banned abortions after 15 weeks in 2022, but the vast majority of its neighboring states had stricter restrictions, so more than 9,300 people traveled here last year for abortion care. That's more than double the number in 2020, according to...
When a six-week abortion ban goes into effect in Florida on Wednesday, it will be the beginning of a race to overturn it through a ballot measure this fall. In light of the horrendous Democratic turnout in 2022, some in the Sunshine State think it may give them a lift, possibly even putting Florida in play for President Joe Biden. But if abortion-rights supporters want to pass the amendment, they'll need to set partisan politics aside and figure out how to win big. While abortion access is...
Nearest state with slightly more reproductive freedom is North Carolina — but to reach properly accessible healthcare, Florida women face a drive of over 13 hours to Virginia