Reproductive Rights News Roundup
Week of January 25-31: Stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation
Governor Ron DeSantis appoints third justice to Florida Supreme Court
Even Pro-Choice advocates believe if the judges behave as they say they will, by not making laws, abortion rights in Florida will be safe.
State Lawmakers Propose Protections for Women Seeking Abortion
Citing statistics that show threats and violence against women seeking abortions or other services from abortion providers are on the rise, a group of Democratic lawmakers in the state Capitol have filed what they are calling “Access to Clinics” legislation.
Reproductive Rights News Roundup
Week of January 20-25: Stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation
GOP lawmaker files extreme anti-abortion “heartbeat” bill in Florida House
By Mitch Perry Florida Phoenix Pensacola House Republican Mike Hill has filed restrictive anti-abortion legislation that would prohibit a pregnant woman from getting an abortion in Florida if a physician detects a fetal heartbeat. Read on…
Marco Rubio Champions Pro-Life Bills in the Senate
Staff Report Sunshine State News On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a proposal making it a federal crime for a doctor to knowingly perform an abortion on an out-of-state minor without parent consent. Read on…
Reproductive Rights News Roundup
Week of January 13-18: Stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation
What if Roe is overturned?
Amy Weintraub, Reproductive Rights Program Director with Progress Florida, discusses a post-Roe world and self-managed abortion in this op-ed.
Reproductive Rights & Health News Roundup
Week of December 9 – December 14: Stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation
Anna Eskamani elected in HD 47
Eskamani, a young progressive activist and former Planned Parenthood official, defeated Republican businessman and former political consultant Stockton Reeves to take HD 47, 57 percent to 43 percent, flipping the seat currently held by Republican state Rep. Mike Miller.