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The Florida Supreme Court paved the way for a 6-week abortion ban, while allowing an amendment that would enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution to appear on the November ballot.
HB 5 was upheld by the Florida Supreme Court, on April 1, 2024, allowing the 15-week abortion ban to remain in effect, and the 6-week abortion ban to take effect 30 days after the ruling. The Florida Supreme Court also overturned its precedent, that ruled that Article 1, Section 23 of the Florida Constitution protected a woman's right to an ...
What did the Florida Supreme Court say about the state's abortion law? The Florida Supreme Court upheld the state's 15-week ban passed in 2022, overruling 34 years of precedent which had held that ...
April 2024 — On April 1, the Florida Supreme Court decides to uphold Florida’s 15-week abortion ban, paving the way for the state’s six-week ban to go into effect May 1. The court also rules ...
[11] The Florida Supreme Court further stated that "the broad sweep of this proposed amendment is obvious in the language of the summary. Denying this requires a flight from reality", while ruling that there is "no basis for concluding that the proposed amendment is facially invalid under the United States Constitution." [10] [12]
On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court said it was departing from in a 1989 decision that found the state constitution's right to privacy included a right to abortion.
Florida voters will have the final say on a constitutional amendment to guarantee access to abortion after the state's Supreme Court Monday decided to allow the question on the 2024 statewide ballot.
The Florida Supreme Court, with five of its seven members appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, ruled 6-1 last month to uphold the state's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy ...