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The state Senate's GOP-controlled Committee on Health Policy approved the measure, while a companion House bill also cleared its first committee hearing.
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The new proposals come after the Republican-controlled Legislature last year passed a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Human Rights Watch found that Florida judges denied 3.3% of petitions by minors wanting an abortion in 2007 compared to 13.3% in 2020.
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Justices, in a 4-1 decision, turned down a motion by seven abortion clinics and a doctor for a stay of a ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal that kept the law in place.
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The Senate's incoming president has said she would like to see Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks reduced to 12 weeks and anti-abortion activists are pushing for even tighter restrictions.
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After Republicans won a super majority in the Florida legislature, some conservative groups hoped that might open the door to passing further restrictions on abortion. But as the state’s new leaders met for a recent organizational session, abortion legislation was not named among their top priorities.
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Crist, the Democratic candidate for governor, also discussed a range of other issues: abortion, schools, home insurance, COVID-19 and others.
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A motion filed this week was the latest twist in a three-month legal battle over the law, which the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved this year amid a national debate about abortion rights.
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A Woman's Choice of Jacksonville continued to object Wednesday to how police handled a large abortion protest outside its clinic. But the clinic and police gave conflicting accounts of what happened.
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The clinic says the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office allowed protesters to block traffic and stop people and employees from entering the clinic.