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On , Florida's near-total abortion ban went into effect. The ban, which outlaws abortions after 6 weeks, was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed by Gov. DeSantis last year. The current ban replaced the state's 15-week abortion ban, which was approved more than two years ago.
Section 1 Rights No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
There are five ways to get a proposed amendment on the statewide ballot: (1) joint resolution by the Florida Legislature; (2) Florida Constitution Revision Commission; (3) Citizens' Initiative; (4) Constitutional Convention; and (5) Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission .
Yes. Abortion is still legal in Florida up to six weeks of pregnancy with very few exceptions.
In the November 2024 election, a record-breaking 10 US states featured ballot measures that would enshrine abortion rights, and in some cases other reproductive rights, in the state constitution, and one state also featured an anti-abortion measure.
—A termination of pregnancy may not be performed or induced except with the voluntary and informed written consent of the pregnant woman or, in the case of a mental incompetent, the voluntary and informed written consent of her court-appointed guardian.
The Supreme Court, however, beginning as early as 1923 and continuing through its recent decisions, has broadly read the "liberty" guarantee of the Fourteenth Amendment to guarantee a fairly broad right of privacy that has come to encompass decisions about child rearing, procreation, marriage, and termination of ...
On , Florida's near-total abortion ban went into effect. The ban, which outlaws abortions after 6 weeks, was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed by Gov. DeSantis last year. The current ban replaced the state's 15-week abortion ban, which was approved more than two years ago.