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Democratic leaders introduce bills to protect LGBTQ Floridians

October 12, 2023

If it passes, the legislation will prohibit the use of the gay “panic” defense intended to excuse crimes on the grounds that the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity is responsible for the defendant’s violent reaction.

Democratic leaders introduce bills to protect LGBTQ Floridians

‘It’s a Scary Time’: Florida Democrats Are Fighting Back Against Six-Week Abortion Ban

April 13, 2023

The legislators filed over 50 amendments to “water down and lampoon” the bill that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

‘It’s a Scary Time’: Florida Democrats Are Fighting Back Against Six-Week Abortion Ban

Florida Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Make Diapers Permanently Tax Free in the State

January 26, 2023

In the bill’s new version, Sen. Lauren Book proposes making the diapers tax relief permanent and include other childcare items as well as feminine hygiene and incontinence products.

Florida Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Make Diapers Permanently Tax Free in the State

How you can get abortion rights on the ballot in Florida

November 21, 2023

Pro-choice activists are running a signature collecting campaign to put abortion rights on the ballot for the November 2024 election and let voters, and not politicians, decide on the issue.

How you can get abortion rights on the ballot in Florida

Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is One Step Closer to Becoming Law

March 22, 2023

Earlier this week, after extended debate, proposed legislation to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy began moving forward in the Florida Senate.

Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is One Step Closer to Becoming Law

What a six-week abortion ban would mean for women in Florida

December 19, 2023

Advocates say the consequences of Florida’s looming six-week abortion ban are many, especially for marginalized women and any woman that suffers a medical situation or miscarriage that could put their life at risk.

What a six-week abortion ban would mean for women in Florida

Florida Latinas Would Suffer Under DeSantis’ Abortion Bans, Report Finds

October 5, 2023

If the Florida Supreme Court ultimately approves Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 15-week abortion ban, which would trigger his six-week ban to go into effect 30 days later, it could disproportionately hurt Latinas in Florida.

Florida Latinas Would Suffer Under DeSantis’ Abortion Bans, Report Finds

Republicans want to use a 150-year-old law to ban abortion nationwide

February 13, 2024

Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration, calls for the Justice Department to start enforcing the Comstock Act of 1873. The old law bans the mailing of “anything designed, adapted, or intended for producing abortion,” which could include medical instruments.

Republicans want to use a 150-year-old law to ban abortion nationwide

Poll: 57% of Republican Primary Voters see DeSantis as Part of ‘Political Establishment’

September 27, 2023

This is not good news for the governor, as nearly half of those polled say it is either extremely, or very important, for the next president to be someone from outside the political establishment.

Poll: 57% of Republican Primary Voters see DeSantis as Part of ‘Political Establishment’

Pharmacies expand access to abortion pills under new Biden policy

October 16, 2023

Although these pharmacies dispensing the drug marks a victory for reproductive freedom, a looming Supreme Court case could cut off access to the medication in states where abortion is still legal.

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