Abortion
This Week In South Florida: Lauren Brenzel
Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Lauren Brenzel, the campaign director of Yes on 4, which helped coordinate support to include a Florida abortion ballot initiative.
Abortion showdown: Florida secretary of state defends petition fraud probe related to Amendment 4 ballot measure
The Florida secretary of state defended an investigation into petition fraud, as advocates gather signatures to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution through the proposed Amendment 4 — subject to a referendum on the November ballot.
This Week In South Florida: Amendment 4
Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg goes over the latest on Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative.
Push for Amendment 4 intensifies in Florida following Supreme Court abortion rulings
The battle over abortion rights in Florida is heating up after recent Supreme Court decisions drastically curtailed access to abortion, activists and politicians are rallying behind Amendment 4, a measure that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.
Florida lawmakers speak on 2 year anniversary of Dobbs decision
Florida Democratic lawmakers marked the two years of the Dobbs decision on Monday, marking the date when the Supreme Court ended 50 years of federal abortion rights.
Florida’s 6-week abortion plan set to go into effect this week
Florida’s six-week abortion ban will take effect Wednesday and will replace an existing law that allows abortions up to 15 weeks across the state.
Pro-life, pro-choice? Florida voters to get a say on abortion access. Here are the opposing viewpoints:
Abortion is legal for some women in Florida, but restrictions do force some to seek out-of-state procedures.
Abortion provider fears for patients’ access to care under looming 6-week ban
One day after the Florida Supreme Court paved the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect in the Sunshine State, a South Florida abortion provider says it means many women will have to travel out-of-state if they wish to have the procedure.
Florida abortion rights activists work with Republicans to push for ballot measure
Pro-choice activists in Florida, where nearly all abortions are banned after the 15th week of pregnancy, are asking voters to enshrine the right to a termination in the state constitution via a referendum on next year’s election ballot.
Here’s why some Republicans want to put abortion on Florida ballot
There are new voices being heard in the fight to put the question of abortion access in Florida on the ballot. Who they are and what they want may be surprising to some.
After abortion rights win at Ohio ballot box, fight could move to Florida next year
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, advocates have turned their eyes toward Florida as a potential foothold for abortion rights in the Southeast.
Faith group defies typical abortion battle lines, hopes to pass FL ballot measure protecting it
On Tuesday, a group flipped the script on typical abortion battle lines, coming out with a faith-based argument in favor of protecting abortion rights and hoping to get a measure protecting it on the ballot and passed by Florida voters.
Abortions in Florida increase likely because of out-of-state patients, researchers report
Abortions have increased in Florida likely due to nearby out-of-state patients dealing with bans, according to researchers.
Lauren Book continues to protest against Florida abortion bill despite arrest
Getting arrested during a demonstration didn’t stop the Florida Senate Democratic leader from continuing to protest against the Florida Republicans’ proposed abortion bill.
Judge to temporarily block Florida’s 15-week abortion ban
A judge in Leon County ruled Thursday that the ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional in Florida, but Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration vowed to continue defending it in court.
Experts: Abortion ruling could have unintended consequences
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has some experts believing there could be a number of unintended negative consequences reaching far outside the scope of the abortion debate.
South Florida advocates hold demonstrations supporting both sides of abortion debate
The reversal of Roe v. Wade is drawing more action from advocates on both sides of the debate.
Florida judge likely to issue a decision on abortion ban Thursday
Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health care providers are challenging Florida’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy on Monday at a state court in Tallahassee.
Views on abortion vary in South Florida
Among the opponents of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade was a group of teenage girls in Weston who were raising funds to support Planned Parenthood.
South Florida teens selling lemonade for women’s rights following Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Young South Floridians are sounding off after the major Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Pro-choice groups celebrate historic victory in Colombia
There were only three exceptions — life-threats, fetus anomaly, or rape or incest — when a coalition filed a lawsuit to challenge the ban as discriminatory. On Monday, pro-choice activists had a historic victory.
Parental consent bill for teen abortions headed to Senate floor
A bill that would require teenage girls to get parental consent before having abortions is one step closer to becoming law in Florida.