HB 1471 / SB 1632, Outlawing Activism has passed all committees in the House and Senate and is on the House floor on Tuesday.
- 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 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.
- Who will be most impacted? Students and young people, seniors, naturalized citizens, anyone who doesn’t have a Florida driver’s license or state ID, and especially lower-income Floridians who may not be able to afford to pay for a birth certificate or passport to prove their citizenship.
- For women that have changed their name through marriage or divorce, this bill could require providing paperwork that verifies the name change, simply to cast your vote.
- Call your Representative using this tool from Common Cause and send them a letter here with Progress Florida’s action form.
HB 1001 / SB 1134, Anti-Diversity in Local Government has passed all committees in the House and Senate and could be facing final votes soon.
- This bill is a state sledgehammer to stop cities and counties from any action that recognizes and responds to differences based on race, sex, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation, with limited exceptions.
- It would effectively ban local governments from a range of actions like hosting or supporting Pride events, offering LGBTQ+ cultural competency training, recognizing Black History Month, or having women and minority-owned business programs, violating our freedoms and costing our state and small businesses millions in revenue.
- Take action here.
Take Action: Save ADAP Funding
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) opened a 21-day public comment window on proposed AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) rule changes, and it closes March 4, 2026.
Proposed rules could lead to 16,000 Floridians losing access to care.
Programs like ADAP are literally life support for individuals living with HIV, and we need to keep pushing for true protection, expanded access, and full funding — not rolling back care.
Click here to submit a public comment and urge DOH not to cut this critical, life-saving care for thousands of Floridians.
Then, contact your state representatives and ask them to fight for ADAP funding!
Events & Volunteer Opportunities
STI Awareness Month Survey w/PRISM
Participants must be LGBTQ+ youth (ages 14–24) and a resident of Palm Beach, Broward, or Miami-Dade County.
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Centros Anti-Aborto en Florida con Instituto Latina
Sábado 28 de febrero 12:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Virtual Policy Power Hour w/Planned Parenthood of Florida
Tuesday, March 17th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm EST
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
Uthmeier’s office goes after Republican lawmaker who investigated Hope Florida
By Alexandra Glorioso, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office spent the weekend urging anti-abortion groups to protest the Republican lawmaker who accused him of crimes in the Hope Florida saga last year, according to multiple people and messages circulating in the faith community.
Womb to World event connects Alachua families with maternal health support
By Annaleis Holz, WUFT Gainesville
As women stepped onto a mobile clinic bus Saturday afternoon, some heard their baby’s heartbeat for the first time.
National
Louisiana mifepristone lawsuit could hinder telehealth abortion nationwide
By Elisha Brown, States Newsroom
|A hearing is set for Tuesday in a federal lawsuit led by Louisiana seeking to further restrict access to mifepristone by asking the courts to stop abortion pills from being mailed across the country.
Exposing Republicans’ Bad-Faith Abortion ‘Coercion’ Obsession
By Kylie Cheung, Abortion, Every Day
Jerry Rodriguez has a long history of abuse. The Texas man pleaded guilty in 2006 to assaulting a woman he lived with.
Trump didn’t mention abortion in the State of the Union
By Shefali Luthra, The 19th
Over almost two hours, President Donald Trump covered issues as varied as tariffs, men’s hockey, immigration and health care.
Surgeon General Nominee Calls Contraception “Disrespect of Life”
By Jessica Valenti and Kylie Cheung, Abortion, Every Day
We already knew that the wellness influencer the Trump administration tapped to be Surgeon General of the United States was anti-birth control.
They’re Scared They’re Bleeding Too Much — Or Not Enough. Here’s Who They Call During An At-Home Abortion.
By Alanna Vagianos, HuffPost
April Lockley usually fields calls as a volunteer provider for the Miscarriage and Abortion hotline while taking care of her 3-year-old daughter at home.
Leaked Documents Show Meta Cracking Down on Access to Abortion Information
By Tekendra Parmar, Mother Jones
Leaked documents reveal that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has blocked its AI chatbot from discussing topics including abortion with minors—a blanket policy that contrasts sharply with the firm’s handling of child sexual exploitation claims, and that may also inadvertently affect its content for adults.
New research
“You’re not necessarily pregnant”: Confusion about emergency contraception
By Jennifer Mueller, Alicia VandeVusse and Laura D. Lindberg, Guttmacher Institute
Misconceptions about what emergency contraception does are common and have resulted in policy efforts to restrict access.
Investing in Reproductive Health: Contraceptive Use and Preference Fulfillment Among Low- Low-Income Individuals Across State Policy Contexts
By Hannah Olson, Ayana Douglas-Hall, Madeleine Haas and Megan L. Kavanaugh, Guttmacher Institute
While most people with the capacity for pregnancy in the United States use some form of contraception, accessing high-quality provider-based contraceptive care can be difficult for people with limited resources.