Abortion

It's been about three years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the Dobbs case, which overturned Roe v Wade and allowed states to regulate access to abortions. But since then, abortion numbers have actually risen across the count

“Every rapist in Florida, every wife beater in Florida is hoping that these bans stay, that the bans spread, that they continue, that they become more and more extreme,” said Kira-Lynn Ferderber, of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida.

Rep. Kat Cammack tells the Wall Street Journal that doctors delayed ending her life-threatening pregnancy because they were worried about losing their licenses or going to jail.

The Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.

Data show the six-week ban has led to a sharp decline in the number of abortions.

MediaLab@FAU, in conjunction with PolCom Lab and Mainstreet Research, surveyed Florida’s voters on abortion and constitutional amendment thresholds. Most respondents opposed the six-week abortion ban, including many who voted to give Donald Trump a second term as president.

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski joined NPR’s Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep on Monday morning to reflect on the legacy of a pontiff he came to know personally.

The legislation would essentially restore state law to where it was before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell admits it will be a tough sell in the GOP-dominated Legislature.

The statewide total of 60,755 abortions in 2024 was down 28% from 84,052 in 2023, a trend sought by supporters of the law. The state's three largest counties each reported declines of more than 20%.

President Donald Trump vowed to support anti-abortion-rights protesters in his second term as tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Washington on Friday for the annual March for Life.

The ruling comes after Floridians Protecting Freedom, a political committee that led unsuccessful efforts to pass the abortion ballot measure, filed a notice that it was dropping its challenge against the state.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has found El Salvador’s government responsible for violating the rights of a young Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion of her anencephalic fetus in a country with a total abortion ban.