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City Council withdrew legislation that would have reimbursed travel costs for employees who obtain abortions in other states.
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Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor in Palm Beach County sued Gov. Ron DeSantis, contending the 15-week limit on abortions violates religious-freedom rights.
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Planned Parenthood of North Florida and A Woman's Choice of Jacksonville are among plaintiffs who contend the law threatens to jail doctors and violates patients' privacy rights.
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Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney is proposing an ordinance that would reimburse employees up to $4,000 a year for travel related to "reproductive rights," including terminating a pregnancy.
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After complaints from the clinic's owner about harassment and threats from protesters, the Sheriff's Office will now keep at least one on-duty officer on site for the foreseeable future.
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A Jacksonville sheriff's deputy estimated the crowd as large as 2,000 by the time the demonstration ended at the Duval County Courthouse.
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At least 1,205 abortions have been performed locally in 2022, on pace for a 33.8% decline if the pace continues.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that closely resembles a Mississippi law under review by the U.S. Supreme Court, which could scale back or overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision.
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State senators approved the measure in a 23-15 party-line vote that was the culmination of hours of tense debate over two days.
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A bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks passed its final House committee Thursday with no questions and no debate. Democrats on the committee chose to give up their speaking time to give more time to members of the public and when asked by the chair, Republican members of the committee agreed to follow suit.