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Respondents say they are mostly supportive of abortion rights, though they want it restricted to three months generally. But they are also opposed to severe restrictions many Republicans are pushing.

The GOP-controlled Committee on Health Policy approved the Senate version of the bill after listening to people on both sides of the debate.

The nonprofit, which is calling for the repeal of the state's parental involvement law, found that Florida judges denied 3.3% of petitions by minors in 2007 compared with 13.3% in 2020.

Several groups including the ACLU of Florida, The Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood have done so — filing suit on behalf of abortion providers across the state.

Section 23 of the state constitution says: “Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life." Stetson's Louis Virelli discusses possible court action.

Abortion laws in Florida are set to change in July after the Legislature approved a ban on the procedure after 15 weeks. A pending decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could bring even more changes.

Some of the drugs restricted after seven weeks in Texas are also used to treat a patient after an early pregnancy loss.

During a conference call Tuesday, leading state Democrats said the only way abortion rights can be preserved in Florida is by electing Democrats. Abortion, they said, should be their focus going into November.

Reporters talked with three women and one man who run abortion clinics in states where abortion could become illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned about their work.

While the U.S. looks set to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Latin American abortion rights movement is suddenly scoring victory after victory. Are there lessons to take?