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With the Florida Supreme Court upholding the state’s restrictive abortion ban, patients may soon head to Latin America, where several countries have legalized the procedure, a reproductive health expert says.
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The three dissenting Florida Supreme Court justices contended, in part, that wording in the amendment about issues such as “health” and “healthcare provider” are vague.
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The court issued an order scheduling the arguments for June 5 in the case, which is one of a series of similar class-action lawsuits filed against colleges in the state.
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People from Florida will have to travel farther, with the nearest clinic to offer abortion later in pregnancy without a three-day wait in Virginia. And it's not only Florida residents who will be affected.
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Health centers are trying to accommodate as many patients post-six weeks as they can before the ban goes into effect May 1. After that, most patients will have to travel elsewhere
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On "Florida Matters," Stetson law professor Louis Virelli says the Florida Supreme Court's ruling "shined a very bright light on the importance of the abortion amendment."
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This November, Floridians get to vote on abortion rights and recreational marijuana.
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The Florida Supreme Court's rulings on ballot measures for constitutional amendments come as it upholds a ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, paving the way for a six-week ban.
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Voters will get to decide the future of abortion through a constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot in November. In the meantime, a six-week abortion limit is now scheduled to take effect in 30 days. The moves are part of two separate rulings from the Florida Supreme Court.
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The ballot initiative could allow those over 21 to purchase and consume marijuana and make it legal for medical marijuana clinics to sell for recreational use in Florida.