Abortion

After the Supreme Court's ruling to allow South Carolina to block Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood, advocates for the nonprofit are concerned other states could follow suit.

Rep. Kat Cammack tells the Wall Street Journal that doctors delayed ending her life-threatening pregnancy because they were worried about losing their licenses or going to jail.

Of the procedures, 17,269 were in the first trimester of pregnancy and 108 were in the second trimester, according to a state data.

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" could block Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood, limiting access to care for patients in Florida.

Over the first four months of 2024, a reported 1,972 abortions were provided to non-Florida residents, according to AHCA. This year, the total was 456.

The law sets up a process for minors to seek court approval to have abortions without consent from their parents.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Rep. Vicki Lopez, who is the co-chair of a new House select committee that will consider proposals aimed at reducing property taxes. We also spoke with an abortion provider in North Florida about the impact of Florida’s 6-week ban and more.

MediaLab@FAU, in conjunction with PolCom Lab and Mainstreet Research, surveyed Florida's voters on abortion and constitutional amendment thresholds.

A national study found that Florida ranked the highest in people who are concerned about contraception access, with 58%.

About 1 in 8 abortions in Florida in the first half of 2023 were provided to people from out of state. By the second half of 2024 — after the six-week law took effect — only about 1 in 50 were for people from another state.

A Senate version advanced through another committee, although lawmakers on both sides of the aisle see problems in the measure.

Led by Republican state attorneys general in Tennessee and Arkansas, the 17 states - including Florida - sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in April challenging its rules on how to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a 2022 bipartisan law requiring employers to make “reasonable accommodations” for pregnant or postpartum employees. The rules say that workers can ask for time off to obtain an abortion and recover from the procedure.