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Florida abortion rights activists will hold “Bans Off Our Bodies” rallies in cities across Florida and around the country this weekend. [Read more…] about Rallies to take place across Florida in support of abortion rights as Supreme Court prepares to overturn Roe v. Wade
“The stifling of democracy, dissent, and free speech displayed on the House floor today was eerily similar to what we experienced when this same legislature rammed through an unconstitutional and unpopular abortion ban earlier this year. [Read more…] about Statement on Florida House passage of Congressional maps from Laura Goodhue, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates
A Florida state trial court today ruled against abortion providers, dismissing a challenge to the state’s pre-abortion mandatory delay law. [Read more…] about Planned Parenthood responds to ruling on Florida’s mandatory delay law, calling it “another unnecessary obstacle to care for patients who need it.”
In the wake of the Florida House of Representatives passing a 15-week abortion ban in the dead of night, a new Planned Parenthood Action Fund advertising campaign tells Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Florida Senate allies: “STOP ATTACKING OUR RIGHTS.” [Read more…] about In $100,000 Ad Campaign, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Tells Florida Gov. “Stop Attacking our Rights”
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Center to and around State Capitol ahead of floor vote
Advocates for bodily autonomy will travel from across Florida to the State Capitol tomorrow as the House prepares to vote on HB 5, the 15-week abortion ban. [Read more…] about Advocates to travel from around the state to denounce Florida abortion ban as it heads to House Floor
“Committee members opposed to HB 5 waved their time for questions or debate in hopes that committee chair Colleen Burton would allow citizens who had traveled from across the state a mere minute to make the case that politicians shouldn’t have the right to strip them of their bodily autonomy. [Read more…] about Statement on the House Health & Human Services Committee’s passage of the 15-week abortion ban (HB 5) from Laura Goodhue, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates
Statement from Laura Goodhue, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, on the House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee’s passage of the 15-week abortion ban (HB 5): [Read more…] about Planned Parenthood responds to first House vote on abortion ban
This morning, the US Supreme Court issued two rulings on Texas’ SB 8 abortion ban bill. [Read more…] about Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates’ statement on Supreme Court rulings re Texas’ SB 8 abortion ban
Leaders from reproductive rights and faith-based groups gathered at the office of Florida Sen. Danny Burgess (R-Zephyrhills) today, delivering a petition and an open letter from members of the faith community across Florida who stand against abortion bans, despite finding the doors locked when they arrived. [Read more…] about Interfaith coalition greeted by locked door when they arrived to deliver a letter and petition to Sen. Burgess’ office highlighting support for abortion access
The Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates today joined people with personal stories to tell about their abortions later in pregnancy to give them a chance to provide public testimony on SB 744/HB 351, a legislative attempt to ban abortion in the state of Florida past 20 weeks. [Read more…] about Public testimony at “mics on, bans off” virtual event shows deep opposition to proposed 20-week abortion ban
