Abortion

It's been two years since the law went into effect. On "The Florida Roundup," Dr. Aaron Elkin at Memorial Regional Hospital in Broward County explains the way he's seen it affect reproductive care.

Florida abortion rights advocates rallied at the Capitol, urging lawmakers to pass the Reproductive Freedom Act and roll back the state’s six-week abortion ban. It's not likely to happen anytime soon.

With abortions still on the rise nationwide despite widespread bans, curtailing the use of pregnancy-terminating medication is a top priority for abortion opponents — and they’re frustrated that the Trump administration isn’t doing more to limit its use.

Of the 44,206 reported abortions, 43,920 were performed in the first trimester of pregnancy, while 286 were performed in the second trimester, according to state data.

Florida law prevents abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions. It also requires in-person dispensing of abortion medication.

The lawsuit challenges FDA decisions since 2000 that approved and loosened restrictions on abortion drugs like mifepristone, arguing that mail delivery of the drugs undermines state abortion laws.

A city ordinance barred pedestrians in a driveway entrance to the clinic and on five feet of sidewalk on each side of the driveway.

Florida's attorney general alleges the nonprofit's claim that mifeprestone and misoprostol are safer than Tylenol is “manifestly false” and “badly misleads" women.

The legislation still has a long way to go, and it's already receiving Republican opposition.

More anti-abortion pregnancy centers have been offering medical services such as testing for sexually transmitted infections. With coming changes to Medicaid, more women are expected to be uninsured or lack access to clinics

Newly posted data on the state Agency for Health Care Administration website showed 33,339 abortions had been reported as of Oct. 1, compared to 50,224 during a similar period in 2024.