Florida top court lets abortion rights ballot measure go to voters

Mifepristone, the Courts, and the Comstock Act: Historians on the Politics of Abortion Rights

Conflicting court rulings leave the future of access to a widely used abortion medication in doubt, antiabortion activists openly discuss using a 150 year-old antiobscenity law to enforce a national ban, and Republican politicians face the fallout of unpopular policies. 

Florida's abortion fight is headed to voters after court allows for a 6-week ban

Florida is at the center of the fight over abortion. As the state faces new restrictions and a November ballot question on abortion rights, Democrats see potential where they haven't in years.

Court rulings on abortion could rattle Florida's November elections

The state will soon have one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, but in November voters will have the opportunity to strike it down

Democrats hope an abortion ballot measure could make Florida competitive

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Despite Florida’s reputation as a newly bonafide red state, Democrats have new hope that a ballot question seeking to preserve abortion rights will put the state back in play as the nation’s largest presidential election swing state. On Monday, the state Supreme Court energized abortion rights proponents with two rulings: one that paves the way for a six-week abortion ban and another that will give voters the opportunity…

Florida Supreme Court Upholds 15-Week Abortion Ban - American Faith

Florida’s 6-week abortion ban is set to take effect May 1 after the state’s supreme court issued a pro-life ruling. The Florida Supreme Court upheld the state’s 15-week ban on abortion, prompting the trigger law to take effect next month. In an April 1 majority opinion, the justices wrote, “Based on our analysis finding no clear right to abortion embodied within the Privacy Clause, Planned Parenthood cannot overcome the presumption of constituti…

Florida Supreme Court Lets 6-Week Ban Stand But Upholds Ballot Initiative on Abortion

The Florida Supreme Court released two opinions on Monday that will affect abortion access in the state, including one in which a ballot initiative on reproductive rights will move forward for voters to decide on this fall. Between then and now, however, abortion access will be severely limited within the state. In a 6-1 decision, the state’s highest court overturned decades of previously... Source