The Impending Disaster of Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
By Andrea González-Ramírez
The Cut
Today, if a pregnant person in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, or eastern Texas needs an abortion for any reason, they’re probably gaming out how to get to Florida. In the six months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Sunshine State saw the largest increase in abortions in the U.S. But a new six-week abortion ban Republican Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed into law will likely end Florida’s status as a safe haven for abortion seekers in the Southeast, forcing them to travel even farther distances to obtain care or to self-manage their abortion at home. Read more…
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