Republican lawmaker’s bill would protect Florida abortion clinics from COVID liability
Note the irony of Republican-led legislation apparently admitting what reproductive rights advocates have long contended: abortion is health care.
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New Sex Ed Alliance Forming: Join up
Florida students have the right to medically accurate and inclusive sexual health education. It’s time to mobilize.
Abortion rights group wants lawmakers to allow remote testimony during pandemic
“We’re in the middle of a pandemic, and the Florida Legislature should have a way for people to provide remote testimony, but they don’t.” – Laura Goodhue, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates
Reproductive-Rights Advocates Oppose 20-Week Abortion Ban
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists opposes abortion bans such as the one being considered by the Florida legislature, saying the proposals “are not based on sound science and attempt to prescribe how physicians should care for their patients.”
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Action Alert: No abortion ban in Florida!
A new extreme abortion ban, Senate Bill 744, has been filed by Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Doral) in the Florida Legislature. The bill threatens access to abortion for women not just in Florida but across the southeast US.
On the abortion front in 2021: GOP lawmakers push for more restrictions; critics plan to push back
The fight for reproductive rights comes as state lawmakers file legislation that would prohibit abortions at 20 weeks and make it harder for young people to learn about sexual education in schools.
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Biden Readies Sweeping Rollback of Trump-Era Abortion Crackdown
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to roll back several of the Trump administration’s most restrictive sexual and reproductive health policies, including limits on abortion, NBC News reports.