abortion bill

We spoke with Mary Ziegler, author of "Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present," about the implications of a bill proposed for the next legislative session.

Rep. Webster Barnaby filed a proposal dubbed the "Florida Heartbeat Act" that would block physicians from performing abortions if there is a “detectable fetal heartbeat."

The proposal recently cleared the Florida House following emotional testimony, but its future is unclear in the Senate.

The measure would apply to physicians who should know abortions they peform are requested solely because of prenatal diagnose or screenings that indicate fetuses would have disabilities.

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed 30 bills into law, including a measure that could make more permanent a controversial pregnancy “support services”…

A Senate panel on Tuesday narrowly approved a bill that would place into law a program that seeks to dissuade women from having abortions.Sen. Aaron Bean…

Planned Parenthood on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a major new Florida abortion law and accused the Legislature of seeking to "punish,…

Attorney General Pam Bondi's office is urging the Florida Supreme Court to turn down an appeal in a legal battle over a 2015 law that requires women to…

A new Florida abortion law seeks to ban Medicaid funding for family-planning services at clinics that also offer elective abortions --- such as clinics…

It's time for Gov. Rick Scott to have his say.Scott during the next four days will take action on more than 100 bills passed during this year's…