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Floridians Protecting Freedom contends the House speaker and Senate president did not have the authority to direct a panel to revise the statement after a circuit judge rejected an earlier version.
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The three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, however, raised the possibility that Floridians Protecting Freedom could launch a new legal challenge to a revised statement.
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The dispute about the abortion impact statement come amid a fierce — and growing — political battle which seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
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A new poll finds that a solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban and that a rising number appear to support access to abortions for any reason.
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A state panel continued debating the financial effects of the Amendment 4 ballot measure and often came up deadlocked when voting on proposed revised statements.
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A new report posted by the state Agency for Health Care Administration gives an early picture of the number of abortions since a six-week restriction became law on May 1.
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The Financial Impact Estimating Conference spent more than five hours discussing how approval of Amendment 4 could affect such things as education and health care budgets.
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The decision brings abortion back into the political limelight as a major controversy, just months before the presidential election.
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A U.S. Supreme Court opinion briefly posted on its website suggests the court will allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to Bloomberg News, which obtained a copy of the opinions.
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A judge is requiring changes to the state's financial impact statement that will appear on the November ballot with the Amendment 4. The state's motion came hours after the judge rejected a stay in the case.