6-week abortion limit backed in Florida House
After lawmakers passed a 15-week limit last year, the Florida House on Thursday started moving forward with a proposal that would prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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After lawmakers passed a 15-week limit last year, the Florida House on Thursday started moving forward with a proposal that would prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
After lawmakers passed a 15-week limit last year, the Florida House on Thursday started moving forward with a proposal that would prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Opponents say many women don't know they are pregnant at six weeks
An injunction from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk could halt distribution of the abortion pill n
Dr. Shelly Tien said the tighter restrictions could create problems.
Less than a year after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an expected GOP presidential contender, signed a ban on abortions after the 15-week mark of pregnancy, he's showing support for an even stricter ban introduced this week by state lawmakers.
Senate Democratic leader Lauren Book said the proposal was tantamount to "an all-out abortion ban"
The bills also will make abortion one of the most-contentious issues of the 60-day legislative session
The bills also will make abortion one of the most-contentious issues of the 60-day legislative session.
The decision comes as a federal judge is set to rule on a lawsuit that seeks to restrict access to Mifepristone.
They claim the 15-week limit law violates the Florida Constitution's privacy clause
CBS 4's Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the minority leader who represents voters in parts of South Florida about the upcoming legislative session. Among the topics, the two tackle is abortion, guns and the proposal to make it illegal for dogs to stick their heads out of car windows while they are moving.
On Friday, a judge in Miami ruled against plaintiffs fighting to block Florida's ban on abortion.
On Friday, a judge in Miami ruled against plaintiffs fighting to block Florida's ban on abortion.
A GYN Diagnostic Center will pay $7,000 under the settlement
A Florida man and woman accused of vandalizing several anti-abortion reproductive health services facilities are facing federal charges.
The Florida Supreme Court likely will not rule until after this year's regular legislative session in a high-stakes case about the constitutionality of a 2022 law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Sunday marked 50 years since the landmark US Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade
Anna McAllister reports advocates on both sides of the abortion issue rallied in South Florida over the weekend.
"Can we truly be free if families cannot make intimate decisions about the course of their own lives?" Harris said in a fiery speech before a crowd of 1,500 people in Florida.
CBS4's Jacqueline Quynh reports on how the FDA cleared the way for pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens to fill a prescription for abortion pills, however, in Florida, that won't be the case.
Just a few weeks ago the FDA cleared the way for pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens to fill a prescription for abortion pills, however, in Florida, that won't be the case.
In one of a series of similar cases, a Broward County abortion clinic is fighting a $56,000 state fine stemming from allegations that it did not properly comply with a law requiring 24-hour waiting periods before abortions can be performed.
South Florida Democrats came together Thursday morning to criticize Republican Senator Marco Rubio for co-sponsoring a bill that would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks.
The privacy clause has played a crucial role in bolstering abortion rights in Florida since a 1989 Supreme Court ruling
