Florida
The Toughest Fight to Win Back Abortion Rights Is On in Florida
By Amy Littlefield, The Nation
Five patients sit on mauve-and-gray chairs in the waiting room at the Planned Parenthood health center in Sarasota, Florida, waiting to be sorted under the cruel math of the state’s six-week abortion ban.
Women in Florida reach across the aisle to support abortion access initiative
By Arek Sarkissian and Kimberly Leonard
Politico
Deep in red southwest Florida, a group of mostly Republican women gathered Tuesday evening to talk about a ballot initiative that seeks to abolish Florida’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
Abortion advocates vow ‘most aggressive campaign possible’ after unfavorable Fla. Supreme Court decision
By Forrest Saunders, WFTS Tampa Bay
Abortion advocates seeking to undo Florida’s six-week ban now vowing “the most aggressive campaign possible.” That’s after an unfavorable ruling from Florida’s Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Kamala Harris campaign’s bus tour will start in Palm Beach, Jacksonville and Savannah
By David Bauerlein, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign will start a multi-state “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour next week in Florida where a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights has spilled into the presidential race.
A poll finds most young women in Florida think abortion should be legal
By Stephanie Colombini, WUSF Tampa
Support for abortion access in Florida cuts across party lines, according to a survey published this month.
I saw the impact of Florida’s abortion ban. This is why I’m voting ‘Yes’ on Amendment 4
By Karlie Kloss, Miami Herald
Last month, I sat beside a patient I’ll call Sarah at the Michael Benjamin Abortion Services clinic in Tamarac, Fl.
Keep politicians out of Florida’s exam rooms, vote yes on Amendment 4
By Robert Rout, Florida Politics
Three months ago, Florida’s near-total abortion ban went into effect, putting politicians in charge of women’s personal health care decisions.
Campaign walks back Donald Trump support for amendment to overturn 6-week abortion ban
By Drew Dixon, Florida Politics
Former President Donald Trump says he’ll vote in favor of Florida’s abortion referendum that will appear on the ballot throughout the state for the Nov. 5 election.
Trump’s Approach to Florida’s High-Stakes Abortion Amendment: Don’t Ask. Won’t Tell.
By Marc A. Caputo, The Bulwark
Twenty days ago, Donald Trump promised he would soon discuss how he’ll vote on Florida’s abortion rights initiative.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott Thinks Abortion Is a ‘Healthy Baby Crying Itself to Death’
By Kylie Cheung, Jezebel
On Monday, Florida-based NBC affiliate WFLA-TB took viewers inside a faith-based roundtable where Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who’s running for reelection, made some incredibly bizarre comments.
Florida man arrested, charged after allegedly posting threat to ‘burn’ local abortion clinic ‘to the ground’
By Olivia DiVenti and Rubén Rosario, WSVN Miami
A Florida man was caught and cuffed after he allegedly threatened a local Planned Parenthood office.
Heed the voices of stolen reproductive freedom
Editorial, South Florida Sun Sentinel
Floridians will decide in November whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution.
National
Insurance refused to pay for her abortion, even when her life was at stake
By Sarah Varney, KFF Health News
Ashley and Kyle were newlyweds in early 2022 and thrilled to be expecting their first child.
Abortion Bans Are Creating OB-GYN Residency Deserts Across the Country
By Lilly Sabella, Rewire
Before Emily was an OB-GYN medical resident in Tennessee, and back when she was a teenager, she hated abortion.
Supermajority of U.S. women ages 18-49 support legal abortion
By Jon King, States Newsroom
While abortion remains one of the most contentious issues separating the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, a new survey finds that regardless of political affiliation, nearly 15% of women of reproductive age have had an abortion at some point in their life, while three-quarters of those same women believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases.
Women Harmed by Doctors, Then Failed by US Civil Rights Watchdog
By Courtney Rozen, Bloomberg
Kira Dixon Johnson’s husband knew something was wrong.
What’s IUI? What’s IVF? A look at the fertility treatments the Walz family is talking about
By Elisha Brown, Florida Phoenix
The broader scope of fertility treatments entered the spotlight this week after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen shared that they had children through a less commonly known procedure.
Meet the Organizers Trying to Fix a Shortage of Abortion Nurses
By Sarah DiGregorio, Rewire
In 2021, Kiernan Cobb was the only registered nurse working at a reproductive and sexual health clinic in Oklahoma City.
Letters to the editor
Vote yes on Amendment 4
By Molly Franken, Naples, Fort Myers News-Press
Excerpt: The current 6-week abortion ban is detrimental to reproductive care and abortion access. Most women do not even know they are pregnant at six weeks, being only a week or so late with their period, that is IF a woman even has a regular menstrual cycle…Women deserve proper health care. Reproductive care IS health care, and that includes abortion. Vote YES on Amendment 4.
Bishops don’t speak for him on abortion
By David Blasco, Fort Lauderdale, South Florida Sun Sentinel
Excerpt: I am Catholic, and I will vote for Amendment 4…The one thing that is for certain about Catholic bishops is that they are all men. They are certainly entitled to their opinion, but they cannot adequately speak for my wife, my daughters, my granddaughter or me.
Don’t be fooled by abortion fear-mongering
By Victoria Fowler, Fort Lauderdale, South Florida Sun Sentinel
On Aug. 15 in Tampa, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly announced that “we do not have a pro-life majority in Florida.” Therefore, in order to subvert the will of the people, he further stated that the real work will be in convincing people who support abortion rights that Amendment 4 is too extreme. They hope to do this through a misleading and fear-mongering “financial impact statement,” which they somehow managed to get attached to the ballot question voters will see as they vote. Don’t be fooled.
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