Reproductive Rights News Roundup – February 7th 2025

تقدم فلوريدا
We are less than one month from the start of Florida’s Legislative Session which means soon, we’ll have weekly calls to action and rapid response. This year, help us ensure our lawmakers know where Floridians stand on the issues that impact our day-to-day lives.
We have a responsibility to advocate for people-centered policies, provide community support, and destigmatize reproductive health care through education and storytelling. Let’s get to it!
'‎BREAKING LAWMAKERS ARE HEARING THE PRIDE FLAG BAN BILL (SB 100) IN IN COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 11th. ه TAKE ACTION AT THE LINK! TELL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: VOTE NO ON SB 100! SB EQUALITY FLORIDA‎'‎

The Pride Flag Ban Bill
 (SB 200 / HB 75) bans public buildings from displaying any flag that represents a “political viewpoint,” and the sponsors have expressly stated they want to ban Pride flags, defining “political viewpoint” to include “sexual orientation and gender.” Born largely from far-right activists protesting LGBTQ pride flags on government buildings, it attacks visibility in public spaces and classrooms for all minority groups.
  • انقر هنا to contact members of the Senate Governmental Oversight & Accountability Committee and ask them to OPPOSE this bill on Tuesday, 2/11.

الأحداث وفرص التطوع

Luvers & Friends Info Session w/Florida Access Network
Luvers & Friends Info Sessionمع شبكة الوصول إلى فلوريدا
Sunday, February 9th at 12:00pm-1:30pm EST
Orlando, FL
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May be an image of 2 people and text that says 'Monday, Feb 10 7pm, ET on zoom A Virtual COMMUNITY TOWN HALL Understanding Trump's Recent Executive Orders Targeting the Transgender Community Florida transgender rights attorney Simone Chriss will explain the anti-trans Executive Orders and how the community can stay safe, organize, and resist. Use QR Code to Register! Simone Chriss, Esq. Southern SouthernLegalCounsel Legal Counsel With Special Guest Speaker CO-HOSTED BY: UNSPOKEN ETL SOUTHERN LEGAL COUNSEL ACCESS JUSTICE IMPACT Angie Nixon, Florida State Representative, District 13'
Community Townhall on Transgender Rights  
Monday, February 10th 7:00pm EST
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Protect the People Clinic w/Florida Immigrant Coalition

Protect the People Clinicw/Florida Immigrant Coalition
Wednesday, February 12th, 3:00pm-5:00pm EST
Register for the clinic here.


Naples 50th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser for Planned Parenthood
Thursday, February 13th at 5:30pm EST
Naples Grande Beach Resort
Featuring comedian and writer Samantha Bee!
RSVP for the fundraiser here.


Black Organizing Program Virtual Volunteer Meeting مع تنظيم الأسرة
Thursday, February 13th 6:30pm-7:30pm EST
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Repro Shabbat w/National Council of Jewish Women
Repro Shabbat w/National Council of Jewish Women
February 21-22nd
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Commference for Progressive Communications & Digital Professionals May 13th-15th, St. Louis Missouri
Commference for Progressive Communications & Digital Professionals
May 13th-15th, St. Louis Missouri
Early bird registration is now open through 2/19.

Pride at the Capitol w/Equality Florida
Pride at the Capitol
w/Equality Florida
March 18th-19th
Register here for this important opportunity.

Let Us Live Banner
Let Us Live March 
Thursday, March 20th beginning around 8:00am
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أربع نساء سوداوات يبتسمن فوق نص "تمكين السود من الشعور بالسعادة أثناء الحمل والتربية"
Be a partner for upcoming Black Maternal Health Week.
April 11th-17th
Click here for the partner packet on how to support the Central Florida Birth Network.


ملخص الأخبار 

فلوريدا

Reproductive Freedom for All: Pam Bondi’s Confirmation is a ‘Slippery Slope’ to Blocking Abortion Nationwide
Press Release
Reproductive Freedom for All
Today, Pam Bondi was confirmed as Trump’s attorney general. Bondi has a proven track record of supporting harmful, burdensome, and unnecessary barriers to abortion care.

DeSantis administration launches state-supported pregnancy website
By Christine Sexton
فلوريدا فينيكس
The DeSantis administration on Tuesday unveiled a pregnancy website that officials said provides “additional wraparound support for life.”

Legislative Session Preview: Tina Polsky targets abortion safety, guns, protecting medical cannabis users
By Jesse Scheckner
السياسة في فلوريدا
Boca Raton Democratic Sen. Tina Polsky already has a fleet of bills filed for the coming Legislative Session.

Will HB 63 be enough for women in Florida?
By Cynthia Frage
The FAMUAN
As Florida grapples with contentious debates over reproductive rights, a new piece of legislation, HB 63, stands at the intersection of pregnancy support and political ideology.

Duval County Public Schools considering changing policy for school sex ed curriculum
تقرير الموظفين
Action News Jax
The Duval County School Board is going over a district policy change for how sexual education is taught in the classroom, specifically focusing on teaching abstinence from sex.

وطني

Searches for ‘abortion’ on CDC website prompt suggestion to look up ‘adoption’
By Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech
The Hill
Users who search for abortion information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website are now directed to try searching for the word “adoption.”

There’s A Hidden Significance In RFK Jr.’s Promise On Medication Abortion
By Jonathan Cohn
HuffPost
A statement that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made last week suggests that he and the Trump administration are approaching a key decision about abortion in ways that would downplay scientific evidence, test the limits of the law and ― just maybe ― provoke a successful court challenge.

Meta accused of ‘bowing’ to Trump by making abortion content harder to find
By Jessica Glenza
صحيفة الغارديان
Senator Ruben Gallego has accused social media giant Meta of “presumptively bowing” to the Trump administration by making abortion-related content more difficult to find.

Racial gap widened in deaths among US moms around the time of childbirth
بقلم مايك ستوب
وكالة اسوشيتد برس
Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below prepandemic levels overall but racial gaps widened, according to federal health data released Wednesday.

Conservatives want to increase birth rates. These moms are terrified to have more kids.
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
States Newsroom
Clare Barkley of Ohio always pictured having a second baby. But watching the erosion of reproductive rights and fights over public education and health care, she said the world feels like it’s in upheaval and isn’t sure she wants to roll the dice.

Louisiana mother, New York doctor indicted for allegedly giving minor abortion pills
By Lorena O’Neil
States Newsroom
A Baton Rouge-area grand jury indicted a New York doctor and a Louisiana mother Friday on felony charges for allegedly providing an illegal abortion with drugs obtained through the mail.


Job Openings

تنظيم الأسرة
تنظيم الأسرة
is hiring a Tampa Bay Organizer.
$26-27/hour
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Home
المساواة في فلوريدا
is hiring multiple paid fellow positions for Spring.
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Power to Decide
Power to Decide is hiring a Director of Research and Evaluation ($108,800-$125,300/year).
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رجال من أجل الاختيار is hiring for their spring fellowship.
Deadline is today, 2/7! 

The Global Justice Center
The Global Justice Center is hiring for their Spring & Summer Legal Internship.
18 hours/week, stipend offered for living costs.
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