Abortion

The national races are expected to effect to the future of health care policy, but in Florida, the microscope and money have been on Amendments 3 and 4. The ends of the campaigns are finally here.

Doctors for and against Amendment 4 are pitching their arguments to voters until the final hours of the election, deepening a wedge in the medical community.

Florida’s six-week abortion law contains exceptions for women who experience complications like fetal abnormalities. But Thea Thompson says they aren't clear enough and put her health at risk.

At Masses across Florida, Catholic priests have taken time to try to convince parishioners to vote no on Amendment 4. Both sides of this debate are passionate about their cause and backing beliefs with cash.

Proponents of the Florida measure have raised more than $75 million and opponents $10 million. Combined, that's nearly half the national total.

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker extended a temporary restraining order that bars Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo from taking any further action to coerce or intimidate broadcasters that run the commercials.

A longstanding federal ban prevents military doctors from performing abortions in most cases, leaving troops to seek the procedure at private clinics.

The former top lawyer with the health department signed an affidavit stating that state attorneys wrote a letter under his name and told him to mail it to TV stations threatening legal action over a Yes on 4 ad.

Also, Republican Sen. Rick Scott leads Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by three percentage points.

Floridians Protecting Freedom says the DeSantis administration is using public resources and government authority to denigrate materials supporting Amendment 4.