Florida abortion law

Attorney General Ashley Moody's office filed a 40-page document urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject an emergency motion that would effectively put the 15-week ban on hold while a legal battle plays out.

An administrative complaint filed by AHCA alleged that 193 abortions were performed at the facility from April 26 to May 7 without the state-mandated 24-hour waiting periods.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office said it thinks the Florida Supreme Court should reverse a decades-old position that a privacy clause in the state constitution protects abortion rights.

Plaintiff attorneys filed a brief arguing that the Supreme Court should review a decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal that tossed out a temporary injunction against the law.

State Sen. Randolph Bracy says he’s fundraising and looking for partners who could help pay for transportation, hotel accommodations and the abortions themselves.

The appeals court ruled that clinics and a doctor who challenged the law were not entitled to a temporary injunction to block the law. It also rejected the state request that the temporary-injunction issue go straight to the Florida Supreme Court.

Lawyers in Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office filed a 28-page response at the 1st District Court of Appeal, a day after abortion clinics and a physician asked the court to put the law on hold.

A coalition of groups says the states that haven't expanded Medicaid are more likely to restrict access to abortion and other reproductive care, and that makes it more important for residents to get health coverage.

A judge denied a request to vacate the stay, meaning the injunction remains on hold until an appeals court — or possibly the Florida Supreme Court — rules on the state’s appeal.

The attorneys for abortion clinics and a physician filed a response after Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office last week requested that the case effectively bypass the 1st District Court of Appeal and go to the Florida Supreme Court.