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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The appeal keeps the law in effect - for now. The appeal was expected following Judge John Cooper's ruling, in which he said the law violated the state constitution's privacy protections.
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WMFE spoke with Melanie Guldi, associate professor of economics at the University of Central Florida, about how Florida's new abortion law might affects you and the state economy.
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The state is in a court battle over its new law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks. On The Florida Roundup, host Tom Hudson hosts a discussion about the law, which will likely be decided by the Florida Supreme Court.
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Abortion pills and other services are legal in Florida despite the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. But state law makes it harder to access them than in some other states.
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A law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks is set to go into effect Friday unless a judge issues a temporary injunction. Arguments in the challenge resume Thursday.
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During the Health & Human Services Committee meeting, Chair Colleen Burton said close to 100 people signed up to testify and she wanted to be sure all speakers would be heard on the measure.