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Florida abortion rights constitutional amendment campaign raises $212,000 in one week

A political committee leading efforts to pass a proposed Florida constitutional amendment on abortion rights raised more than $212,000.
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Florida appeals a judge’s ruling on the financial impact statement on the abortion rights amendment

Florida has appealed a judge’s decision requiring changes to a “financial impact statement” on the abortion rights amendment.

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The Florida Supreme Court has rejected the suspension appeal of a former state attorney. Monique Worrell was suspended by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2023
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Florida abortions topped 22,000 before the new 6-week ban

More than 22,000 abortions were performed in Florida this year before May 1 when a new a law took effect.
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Democratic state leaders, mothers discuss November abortion measure

Listen: Coming off of Mother’s Day weekend, many are reflecting on abortion access in Florida. Democrats are pushing for support for a November ballot measure to put abortion rights in the state constitution. Nikki Fried...

President Biden speaks on abortion in Tampa

Listen: President Joe Biden came to Tampa Tuesday to speak on abortion rights. This comes as Florida’s six week abortion ban goes into effect next week. President Joe Biden spoke at the Hillsborough Community College’s...
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Backers of Florida’s abortion rights ballot question raise $2.2 million

A political committee hoping to pass a ballot initiative to enshrining abortion rights in the Florida Constitution raised $2.2 million.
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Coalition builders?

Florida Democrats are trying to create alliances this year with Republicans and independents who support abortion rights.
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A lawsuit seeks an updated financial statement on Florida’s abortion rights amendment

Backers of Florida's ballot question to ensure abortion rights have filed a lawsuit over a “financial impact statement” presented to voters.
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Florida’s proposed abortion rights amendment might not end the legal fights

If Florida voters approve a November ballot measure to put abortion rights in the state Constitution, it likely would not end legal battles.
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Ron DeSantis blasts Florida’s pot and abortion ballot questions

One would enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution and the other authorizes recreational marijuana for people ages 21 and older.
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Florida Democrats look to the abortion issue for an election boost

Democrats are galvanizing around abortion as a “front and center” issue that they say could affect races up and down the ballot in November.

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