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Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood.
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The request comes after a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by a minor seeking a waiver from a parental notification and consent requirement in state law.
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State lawyers say voters won't realize just how far the amendment will expand access to the procedure. Justices seemed to think voters will clearly see that it would keep the state from restricting most abortions.
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The Florida Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a lawsuit about an abortion ballot initiative, but it’s not the only abortion issue before the state’s highest court.
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Justices will determine whether voters will get the opportunity to decide constitutional limits on abortion in the state.
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A former sergeant for the state Department of Corrections was approved by a doctor to use medical marijuana but failed a random drug test and was fired under a "zero tolerance" policy.
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In addition to reaching the petition threshold, Floridians Protecting Freedom accomplished a requirement to meet signature thresholds in at least half of the state’s 28 congressional districts.
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Justices will take on the issue Feb. 7. Arguments will center on whether the court should approve the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment and allow it on the November ballot.
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Some of the health-related cases that will go before the state Supreme Court involve ballot referendums, with issues including abortion and marijuana.
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Florida's ban on most abortions hasn't decreased the number of procedures as people from surrounding states with more restrictive bans come here to end pregnancies.