Abortion

A monthly report posted by the Agency for Health Care Administration showed the number of abortions dipping after the six-week abortion limit took effect in May,

Floridians Protecting Freedom reports picking up $700,000 from Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida during the week of Aug. 16-23 for the effort to promote Amendment 4.

July Medical Services won its challenge of a decision by the Agency for Health Care Administration, which had denied the license because of what officials alleged were problems at a clinic in Louisiana.

Expanding abortion access has broad bipartisan support, according to the KFF survey, which polled women of reproductive age. It also finds many women wouldn't know how to get an abortion now.

The 6-1 ruling rejects arguments from the committee promoting the measure after months of legal wrangling. The revised financial statement will appear on the ballot with Amendment 4.

The total raised during the latest reporting period included $5 million from Lantana resident Marsha Laufer and $2 million from the D.C.-based Open Society Action Fund.

Clinics in Washington and Chicago are reporting increases in patients from Florida and elsewhere in the Southeast. But it’s not easy to travel, and some women are finding ways to work around the law.

Abortion is a polarizing issue. But whatever your opinion, if you’re a Floridian voting this November, you’ll have a say in whether access is written into the state constitution. "Florida Matters" discusses all sides of the measure in a special program.

In Broward, an ER doctor discharged a woman who had leaked amniotic fluid. She later miscarried in a public bathroom, was rushed to another hospital, placed on a ventilator and discharged after six days.

The 1st District Court of Appeal quickly denied a request filed by Floridians Protecting Freedom, a political committee sponsoring the proposed constitutional amendment.