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Abortion rights groups have their request for a judge to rule on the legality of a financial impact statement rejected

Floridians Protecting Freedom called a state panel's revised financial impact statement “highly politicized and unlawfully inaccurate.”
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Could the legal case over Florida’s abortion rights financial impact statement be moot?

The Financial Impact Estimating Conference revised the statement, which will appear on the ballot with the abortion rights amendment.
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The financial impact statement connected to Florida’s abortion rights ballot question sparks controversy

The panel’s lone dissenter, objected to including issues such as the possibility of litigation leading to Medicaid-funded abortions.

The Scoop: Mon. July 8th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

First Lady Jill Biden comes to Tampa, and Governor DeSantis Vetoes a bill that provides in-state tuition for incarcerated people.
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Report shows a reduced number of abortions in Florida

Florida now prevents abortions after six weeks of pregnancy; a new report gives an initial picture of the reduced number of abortions.
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Group tops $107,000 to fight Florida’s abortion rights amendment

A political committee fighting a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights raised $107,560 during the first two weeks of June

The Scoop: Tues. May 28th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

The new pregnancy website will contain no information about abortion. Meanwhile, elected state attorney Andrew Warren has been suspended.
Woman laying on back in doctors office with a nurse giving an ultrasound.

Abortion advocates say new Florida website lacks vital information

A new state-funded pregnancy support website in Florida lacks abortion resources, advocates say.
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Florida abortions topped 22,000 before the new 6-week ban

More than 22,000 abortions were performed in Florida this year before May 1 when a new a law took effect.
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Democratic state leaders, mothers discuss November abortion measure

Listen: Coming off of Mother’s Day weekend, many are reflecting on abortion access in Florida. Democrats are pushing for support for a November ballot measure to put abortion rights in the state constitution. Nikki Fried...
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Florida issues abortion rules after six-week ban becomes law

Florida healthcare regulators released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers to a pregnant person or fetus.
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In Florida, Kamala Harris put a spotlight on abortion politics

The day a Florida law took effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Jacksonville.
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