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Abortion Rights
Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a bill that would make most abortions illegal in Florida after fifteen weeks of gestation, HB 5.
Ohio anti-abortion group speaks out at USF
WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS AHEAD, READER DISCRETION ADVISED In the field outside USF’s library on Tuesday, the orange signs read “ABORTION VICTIM PHOTOS AHEAD.” Handing out pamphlets and engaging students in conversation were activists calling for...
Surly Voices: Global scares and silenced discussions
The news from all over the globe has not only been bleak, it’s bordered on downright terrifying. Whether the location is across the globe or in our backyard, it affects the whole of society. This...
Two bills in the Legislature that seem on track to become law are unpopular with Florida voters: a 15-week abortion ban & "Don't Say Gay."
MidPoint: What does Florida House Bill 5 mean going forward?
On Thursday afternoon, Feb. 2, Florida's restrictive abortion bill, HB-5, passed 10-5 by the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee. Earlier that day, WMNF MidPoint host Shelley Reback spoke with OB-GYN Dr. Robyn, an OB/GYN an abortion...
St. Pete activists rally on Roe v. Wade anniversary
Amid growing challenges to reproductive access, St. Pete activists rallied Saturday on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Activists decry Florida’s proposed 15-week abortion ban
Wednesday in Tallahassee, Floridians for Reproductive Freedom held a press conference calling for access to reproductive healthcare. Activists and elected officials gathered in Florida’s capitol to voice opposition to extreme abortion bills proposed in the...
Anna Eskamani weighs in on Supreme Court’s arguments on abortion rights
Orlando-area Democratic State Representative Anna Eskamani speaks about abortion rights and the U.S. Supreme Court.
University of South Florida students support and protest new abortion bans
At the University of South Florida in Tampa students on both sides of the reproductive rights issue chanted against one another.
“Don’t Mess With Access” – Thousands rally in Tampa Bay area for reproductive rights
Women's March 2021 - thousands rally in Tampa and St. Petersburg for reproductive rights and against a Texas-style abortion ban.
A Manatee County Commissioner worked with a Texas pro-life advocate to draft an ordinance banning abortion in the county. Commissioner James Satcher is now ignoring constituents and media, while reproductive rights groups call for him...
Florida State Rep. files Texas-style abortion ban
A Volusia Count state representative Wednesday filed an abortion bill that looks remarkably familiar. Republican Webster Barnaby’s HB167 is a near mirror image of Texas’s heartbeat abortion bill. LISTEN: Lydia Wallace is a reproductive rights...
