HB 1471 / SB 1632, Outlawing Activism: This has already passed the House and the Senate, but they voted on different versions, so it’s going back to the House for another debate and vote. This gives us another opportunity to ask lawmakers to oppose this dangerous bill!
- This bill creates a vague, new designation of “domestic terrorist organization” for organizations engaging in allegedly dangerous activities intended to “coerce” the public or influence government policy “by intimidation or coercion.” This kind of unfettered censorship strikes at the core of our democracy and is a clear attempt from extremists to wrongfully hold onto political power.
- Check out these action pages and share widely to defend our rights to free speech and protest:
HB 1001 / SB 1134, Anti-Diversity in Local Governments: This passed the Senate and is temporarily postponed on the House floor, meaning this could make it to the Governor’s desk SOON if we don’t act.
- This bill could effectively ban local governments from a range of actions like hosting or supporting Pride events, offering LGBTQ+ cultural competency trainings, and recognizing cultural events, violating our freedoms and costing our state and small businesses millions in revenue.
- Take action here.
HB 991 / SB 1334, New Barriers to Voting passed the House floor and could soon be facing its final vote in the Senate.
- This bill would remove thousands of eligible U.S. citizens from the voter rolls and prevent eligible U.S. citizens from registering to vote.
- Call your Representative using this tool from Common Cause and send them a letter here with Progress Florida’s action form.
Survey Opportunity: Getting Opill
Purpose: To explore people’s experiences getting Opill over the counter in the United States
Conducted by: Advocates for Youth, Black Women’s Health Imperative, Bold Futures, Ibis Reproductive Health, Indigenous Women Rising, and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.
Participants will receive a $20 gift card.
Events & Volunteer Opportunities
International Women’s Month Health Hub at Hope CommUnity Center w/Planned Parenthood of Florida
Saturday, March 7th, 10:30am – 3:30pm EST
Hope CommUnity Center- South, 800 S Hawthorne Ave, Apopka, FL 32703
Fund-a-Thon Kick-off Party w/Tampa Bay Abortion Fund
Saturday, March 7th, 12:00pm – 3:00pm EST
1502 E Sligh Ave, Tampa, FL 33610
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National Anti-Abortion Center Review-a-thon / Reseñatón de Clinicas Falsas
w/Latina Institute
Wednesday, March 11th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm EST
Black Midwives Day National Press Conference w/Southern Birth Justice Network
Saturday, March 14th, 11:15am EST on Youtube
Virtual Policy Power Hour w/Planned Parenthood of Florida
Tuesday, March 17th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm EST
Later Abortion Care is Reproductive Liberation w/Repro TLC
Wednesday, March 25th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm EST
Moore Museum Tour & Lunch w/Florida Now
Saturday, March 28th at 9:45am, Tour is at 10:00am
Moore Museum 2180 Freedom Avenue, Mims, Florida 32754
Lunch is at 1:00pm at Loyd Have Mercy Restaurant
Admission is free but donations are welcomed.
No Kings St. Petersburg w/ League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area
Saturday, March 28th, 10:30am – 12:00pm EST
Jazz for Repro Justice w/First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches
Sunday, March 22nd, 4:00pm – 6:00pm EST
News Roundup
Florida
Notable bills on verge of dying as Florida’s legislative session nears an end
By Ana Goñi-Lessan, News Service of Florida
For the third time, Sen. Erin Grall, R-Fort Pierce, this year filed a measure (SB 164) to give parents the ability to sue for damages for the wrongful death of an unborn child.
Surrogacy and adoption ban added to Florida’s foreign interference bill
By Ana Goñi-Lessan, News Service of Florida
A bill critics say would disrupt the ability of American citizens to adopt children or use a surrogate from China passed through the House on Tuesday.
Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn’t followed.
By Anna Claire Vollers, Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Nada Hassanein Shalina Chatlani Sofia Resnick, States Newsroom
Related: ‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis
Related: Federal funding for people in poverty heading to anti-abortion centers instead
The patient came in with a belly full of blood, Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung recalled.
National
Bills that would classify abortion as homicide fizzle, while pill crackdowns advance
By Elisha Brown, States Newsroom
Some Republican lawmakers have routinely proposed criminally prosecuting women for getting abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, despite bipartisan condemnation and criticism from national anti-abortion organizations.
US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say
By Melody Schreiber, The Guardian
All unaccompanied immigrant children who are pregnant, many by rape, are being moved to a single facility in Texas in order to avoid providing abortion services in a significant human rights violation, critics say.
Arguing an abortion procedure is unlawfully barbaric worked once. Will it work again?
By Sofia Resnick, States Newsroom
There is a content warning on page 7 of a friend-of-the-court brief recently submitted in a high-stakes abortion medication case by women who say they were injured or traumatized from taking the pills.
Telehealth abortion is in the courts. Share your experience.
Staff Report, NPR
Mifepristone is facing another major legal challenge.
By Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, Health AffairsNational epidemiologic studies of trends in violence against women in the US provide evidence that directly contradicts the legal arguments in these cases: restricted access to abortion increases reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence.
New research
Early prenatal care declines across US, reversing years of progress
By Anna Claire Vollers, States Newsroom
Nearly a quarter of pregnant women aren’t getting prenatal care in the early stages of pregnancy, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.