Florida abortion law

Even with the governor's signing, the bill's future is contingent on a state Supreme Court ruling on last year's 15-week ban. The signing came late Thursday after an all-day emotional debate and passage in the House.

Many assault survivors feel like they can't report the abuse due to safety concerns or other reasons, abortion rights advocates say.

Despite implementing a 15-week ban on the procedure, Florida still has one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the Southeast. Advocates say changing that could be "devastating" to the region.

Laws banning abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among adolescents, whose bodies often aren't built for safe childbirth, or for carrying a pregnancy to term.

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.