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MidPoint: Medication abortion pill access

the FDA approved U.S, pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pills for home-based, self-managed abortions, but not in Florida where doing so is a crime. Meanwhile, anti-abortion forces are organizing protests outside the pharmacy chains...
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Abortion rights advocates urge Florida voters to reject all but one of the state Supreme Court justices on the ballot

Abortion rights advocates are urging Florida voters to reject all but one of the state Supreme Court justices on the ballot this year 

Voters not happy with the Florida Supreme Court can have their say in November

Five Florida Supreme Court Justices are on the ballot in November. Some voters believe only one is worth keeping on the court. We dive into why with attorneys Laura Lawson and Sean Shaw.
Andrew Warren suspended by Ron DeSantis

The elected State Attorney in Hillsborough, Andrew Warren, is suspended by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Here are some reactions.

The elected State Attorney in Hillsborough County, Andrew Warren, is suspended by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Over 20 anti-abortion pregnancy centers operate in Tampa Bay, partially funded by Florida taxpayers

Listen to this story At least 21 anti-abortion clinics, with names like “Foundations of Life” and “A Woman’s Place,” operate in the Tampa Bay, region marketing themselves as pregnancy care centers or “pregnancy resource centers.”...

‘Not a short-term fight’: the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund is in it for the long haul

The U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision last week, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion, unleashed a flurry of emotions. Shock. Fear. Desperation. And for anti-abortion advocates, a sense...
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MidPoint: Abortion Access After the Dobbs Decision

This week on MidPoint abortion providers and advocates, discuss the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The Dobbs decision will create a "patchwork" of legislation across the country, defining where, when and how women can make...
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With Florida’s new abortion law set to go into effect, a local state attorney has vowed not to prosecute abortion

With the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade and Florida’s 15-week abortion ban set to take effect this week,  Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren has joined dozens of prosecutors nationwide who say they...
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A St. Petersburg rally on the day U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe

Abortion rights rally photographs along the downtown waterfront of St. Petersburg, Florida, June 24, 2022.
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MidPoint: abortion access in Tampa Bay

Volunteers with the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund discuss their work in the state, and what the future could be if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Surly Voices: the voices at stake with Roe v. Wade

Following Politico’s publication of a leaked document from the United States Supreme Court, noting its intentions to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case, the controversy has been loud. However, the voices being amplified, such...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Reproductive choice advocates rally in St. Petersburg and elsewhere in Tampa Bay

About 150 people rallied for reproductive choice in St. Petersburg, Florida, some held signs reading things like “Defend Reproductive Rights.”

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