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The letter, sent to companies including United Healthcare, Florida Hospital Association and Florida Blue, says companies need to make a choice between a responsibility to patients and politicians who have "put reproductive healthcare at risk."
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Fried holds a 47% to 43% lead over Crist among likely voters in the Democratic primary, according to the poll released Tuesday. But both would lose to Gov. Ron DeSantis, the poll shows.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said State Attorney Andrew Warren of Hillsborough County has indicated he would not enforce any current or potential state laws regarding abortion or transgender health care.
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An appeals court ruled that clinics and a doctor who challenged the law were not entitled to a temporary injunction to block the law. It also rejected the state request that the temporary-injunction issue go straight to the Florida Supreme Court.
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The state has appealed a judge's ruling that would have set aside Florida's new abortion law.
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Judge John Cooper ruled the law, set to take effect Friday, violates the right to privacy guaranteed in the Florida Constitution.
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A lawsuit seeks to block the law from taking effect Friday based on a privacy clause in the state Constitution.
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The crowd expressed frustration with Democrats and vowed to fight for candidates who support abortion rights.
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The Duval Democratic Party condemned the ruling, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida will expand pro-life protections.
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The decision means that abortion rights will be rolled back in nearly half of the states immediately, with more restrictions likely to follow.