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This Week In South Florida: Lauren Brenzel
Read full article: This Week In South Florida: Lauren BrenzelLocal 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Lauren Brenzel, the campaign director of Yes on 4, which helped coordinate support to include a Florida abortion ballot initiative.
This Week In South Florida episode: Sept. 15, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida episode: Sept. 15, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Cord Byrd, Florida’s secretary of state. Attorneys Rafael Yaniz, and Stephen Hunter Johnson, and Denise Galvez Turros join the Roundtable. Local 10 News Sports Director Will Manso discusses Miami-Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa’s new concussion.
This Week In South Florida: Will Manso on Tua Tagovailoa
Read full article: This Week In South Florida: Will Manso on Tua TagovailoaLocal 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Will Manso, Local 10 News sports director, about Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa’s latest concussion.
Push for Amendment 4 intensifies in Florida following Supreme Court abortion rulings
Read full article: Push for Amendment 4 intensifies in Florida following Supreme Court abortion rulingsThe battle over abortion rights in Florida is heating up after recent Supreme Court decisions drastically curtailed access to abortion, activists and politicians are rallying behind Amendment 4, a measure that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.
Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll findsA new poll finds that a solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban and that a rising number appear to support access to abortions for any reason.
Florida lawmakers speak on 2 year anniversary of Dobbs decision
Read full article: Florida lawmakers speak on 2 year anniversary of Dobbs decisionFlorida Democratic lawmakers marked the two years of the Dobbs decision on Monday, marking the date when the Supreme Court ended 50 years of federal abortion rights.
Nevada abortion-rights measure has enough signatures for November ballot, supporters say
Read full article: Nevada abortion-rights measure has enough signatures for November ballot, supporters sayAbortion access advocates in Nevada say they have submitted almost twice the number of petition signatures needed to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
‘This is a new reality:’ VP Harris blames Trump for Florida’s new 6-week abortion ban
Read full article: ‘This is a new reality:’ VP Harris blames Trump for Florida’s new 6-week abortion banVice President Kamala Harris took center stage on the first day of Florida’s unprecedented six-week limit on abortion rights.
Florida abortion providers say they must now send patients out-of-state to access care
Read full article: Florida abortion providers say they must now send patients out-of-state to access careStarting Wednesday, local abortion providers will be working with funders to figure out how to get patients to clinics in northern states with the Sunshine State’s six-week ban taking effect.
‘Really traumatic:’ Abortion rights advocates weigh in on Florida’s 6-week abortion ban
Read full article: ‘Really traumatic:’ Abortion rights advocates weigh in on Florida’s 6-week abortion banA more stringent abortion law in Florida is slated to go into effect on Wednesday, reducing the state’s ban from 15 weeks to six weeks. This change is expected to impact thousands seeking abortion care within the initial month.
US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
Read full article: US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court caseThe U.S. Supreme Court is considering another abortion-related case while a repeal of Arizona's abortion ban has picked up steam.
Abortion in Germany should be decriminalized during pregnancy's first 12 weeks, experts recommend
Read full article: Abortion in Germany should be decriminalized during pregnancy's first 12 weeks, experts recommendAn independent expert commission has recommended that abortion in Germany should no longer fall under the country’s penal code and be made legal during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Pro-life, pro-choice? Florida voters to get a say on abortion access. Here are the opposing viewpoints:
Read full article: Pro-life, pro-choice? Florida voters to get a say on abortion access. Here are the opposing viewpoints:Abortion is legal for some women in Florida, but restrictions do force some to seek out-of-state procedures.
Abortion provider fears for patients’ access to care under looming 6-week ban
Read full article: Abortion provider fears for patients’ access to care under looming 6-week banOne day after the Florida Supreme Court paved the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect in the Sunshine State, a South Florida abortion provider says it means many women will have to travel out-of-state if they wish to have the procedure.
Florida abortion rights activists work with Republicans to push for ballot measure
Read full article: Florida abortion rights activists work with Republicans to push for ballot measurePro-choice activists in Florida, where nearly all abortions are banned after the 15th week of pregnancy, are asking voters to enshrine the right to a termination in the state constitution via a referendum on next year’s election ballot.
Here’s why some Republicans want to put abortion on Florida ballot
Read full article: Here’s why some Republicans want to put abortion on Florida ballotThere are new voices being heard in the fight to put the question of abortion access in Florida on the ballot. Who they are and what they want may be surprising to some.
After abortion rights win at Ohio ballot box, fight could move to Florida next year
Read full article: After abortion rights win at Ohio ballot box, fight could move to Florida next yearSince the overturning of Roe v. Wade, advocates have turned their eyes toward Florida as a potential foothold for abortion rights in the Southeast.
Florida attorney general, against criticism, seeks to keep abortion rights amendment off 2024 ballot
Read full article: Florida attorney general, against criticism, seeks to keep abortion rights amendment off 2024 ballotFlorida’s Republican attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot.
Florida’s Republican attorney general will oppose abortion rights amendment if it makes ballot
Read full article: Florida’s Republican attorney general will oppose abortion rights amendment if it makes ballotFlorida’s Republican attorney general will oppose a proposed amendment protecting the right to an abortion if it makes next year’s ballot.
Faith group defies typical abortion battle lines, hopes to pass FL ballot measure protecting it
Read full article: Faith group defies typical abortion battle lines, hopes to pass FL ballot measure protecting itOn Tuesday, a group flipped the script on typical abortion battle lines, coming out with a faith-based argument in favor of protecting abortion rights and hoping to get a measure protecting it on the ballot and passed by Florida voters.
Abortions in Florida increase likely because of out-of-state patients, researchers report
Read full article: Abortions in Florida increase likely because of out-of-state patients, researchers reportAbortions have increased in Florida likely due to nearby out-of-state patients dealing with bans, according to researchers.
Lauren Book continues to protest against Florida abortion bill despite arrest
Read full article: Lauren Book continues to protest against Florida abortion bill despite arrestGetting arrested during a demonstration didn’t stop the Florida Senate Democratic leader from continuing to protest against the Florida Republicans’ proposed abortion bill.
Judge rules against plaintiffs in fight against Florida’s 15-week abortion ban
Read full article: Judge rules against plaintiffs in fight against Florida’s 15-week abortion banA judge in Miami-Dade County denied a group of clergy members’ request for a temporary injunction against HB 5, Florida’s 15-week abortion ban.
Court: Parentless girl, 16, not ‘mature’ enough for abortion
Read full article: Court: Parentless girl, 16, not ‘mature’ enough for abortionAn appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that a parentless 16-year-old girl in the Florida Panhandle was not “sufficiently mature” to end her pregnancy while seeking a waiver from a state law that requires minors to get parental consent for an abortion.
Appeals court won’t fast track Florida abortion lawsuit
Read full article: Appeals court won’t fast track Florida abortion lawsuitThe legal battle over Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban won’t go on a fast track to the state Supreme Court, which has previously ruled that the constitution’s privacy provisions guarantee a right to abortion.
Florida’s 15-week ban, Supreme Court ruling reignite abortion debate
Read full article: Florida’s 15-week ban, Supreme Court ruling reignite abortion debateFlorida’s 15-week abortion ban and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade have ignited the longstanding debate surrounding the implications of limiting access to abortion.
Protester scales Miami structure to hang banner calling on Biden to protect abortion rights
Read full article: Protester scales Miami structure to hang banner calling on Biden to protect abortion rightsAs part of a larger pro-abortion rights protest, a man scaled a downtown Miami structure calling on President Joe Biden to do more to protect abortion rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Florida judge briefly blocks new 15-week abortion ban; state appeal reinstates it for now
Read full article: Florida judge briefly blocks new 15-week abortion ban; state appeal reinstates it for nowIt was an expected move following an oral ruling last week in which the judge said the law violated the state constitution.
Judge to temporarily block Florida’s 15-week abortion ban
Read full article: Judge to temporarily block Florida’s 15-week abortion banA judge in Leon County ruled Thursday that the ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional in Florida, but Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration vowed to continue defending it in court.
Experts: Abortion ruling could have unintended consequences
Read full article: Experts: Abortion ruling could have unintended consequencesThe Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has some experts believing there could be a number of unintended negative consequences reaching far outside the scope of the abortion debate.
Florida judge likely to issue a decision on abortion ban Thursday
Read full article: Florida judge likely to issue a decision on abortion ban ThursdayPlanned Parenthood and other reproductive health care providers are challenging Florida’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy on Monday at a state court in Tallahassee.
Florida judge to hear arguments on state’s new abortion law
Read full article: Florida judge to hear arguments on state’s new abortion lawReproductive health providers have asked a state court in Florida to block a new law limiting abortion from taking effect on Friday, arguing that the state constitution guarantees a broad right to privacy including abortion.
South Florida teens selling lemonade for women’s rights following Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Read full article: South Florida teens selling lemonade for women’s rights following Supreme Court ruling on abortionYoung South Floridians are sounding off after the major Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Providers argue Florida’s privacy measure protects abortion
Read full article: Providers argue Florida’s privacy measure protects abortionThe American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health providers on Monday are asking a Florida judge in Tallahassee to issue a temporary, emergency injunction stopping the new law passed by a GOP-controlled Florida Legislature from taking effect on Friday.
This is what abortion protests look like in Washington D.C. right now
Read full article: This is what abortion protests look like in Washington D.C. right nowThe Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Florida suspends abortion clinic after hospitalizations
Read full article: Florida suspends abortion clinic after hospitalizationsAn abortion clinic that serves women from all over the U.S. South had its license suspended this weekend under an emergency order from Florida health officials after two women who had undergone procedures at the clinic were hospitalized this year.
This is what protests on the Roe v. Wade situation look like across the country
Read full article: This is what protests on the Roe v. Wade situation look like across the countryProtests have erupted all over the country after Politico released a leaked initial draft majority opinion indicating the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn two abortion-related cases, which would end federal protection of abortion rights.
Pro-choice groups celebrate historic victory in Colombia
Read full article: Pro-choice groups celebrate historic victory in ColombiaThere were only three exceptions — life-threatening cases, fetus malformations, or rape or incest — when a coalition of organizations filed a lawsuit to challenge the ban as discriminatory in 2020. On Monday, pro-choice activists had a historic victory. The country’s Constitutional Court sided with the coalition.
San Marino legalizes abortion; Pope, women's groups disagree
Read full article: San Marino legalizes abortion; Pope, women's groups disagreePope Francis has repeated the Catholic stance that abortion is “murder,” a day after the tiny republic of San Marino became the latest Catholic state to legalize the procedure.
This Week in South Florida: Anthony Sabatini and Robin Bartleman
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Anthony Sabatini and Robin BartlemanThe Department of Justice is now challenging a restrictive Texas abortion law that bans the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, filing suit in federal court, claiming the law is unconstitutional.