No child should be forced to have a child
Florida law already requires that parents be notified prior to an abortion, writes senior policy counsel at the ACLU of Florida.
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Democrats, students delay parental consent abortion bill in Florida Senate, but it will be back
The proposal has already passed its only House committee assignment but Tuesday opponents managed to slow down the Senate bill when 16 amendments were filed and a score of students in pink T-shirts and dyed hair signed up to speak on each.
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Controversial Parental Consent Abortion Bill Teed Up In Florida Senate
The House passed a parental-consent bill during the 2019 session, but the proposal died in the Senate. This bill, filed by Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, and a House version (HB 265) are filed for the 2020 session, which starts in January.
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Progress Florida videos show pills—not hangers—aiding home abortion
The potential of self-managed abortion with pills creates a vision of what abortion access could and should look like — one that gives the individual control.
The truth about forced parental consent for abortion
The bottom line is that forced parental consent is misguided and will make already difficult situations harder, put at risk youth in even greater danger and isn’t shown to have any real benefits.
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Advocates Blast Florida’s Refiled Parental-Consent Abortion Bill
Youth advocates are planning to hold a press conference and rally in Florida’s capitol today to speak out against a parental-consent abortion bill that’s on fast-track through the Republican-controlled Legislature.