Abortion
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Way more Americans are getting sterilized since Roe was struck down, research finds
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.
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Maxwell Frost: Four things you can do to protect your rights
The first Gen-Z representative in Congress shares practical steps Floridians can take to work to protect their rights as well as their quality of life.
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People are leaving states with abortion bans, according to study
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave. Tens of thousands of people, in particular single people, have left states with abortion bans…
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The fight for reproductive justice in Florida is ‘not over,’ say advocates
“We’re going to ensure that our voices are heard,” says Charo Valero, of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, who spoke with Floricua on the importance of keeping up the work to provide the healthcare women need after the defeat of Amendment 4.
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After Florida abortion rights initiative, DeSantis calls for stricter amendment petition rules
Proponents of Amendment 4 are calling DeSantis’ attempts to change the citizen-led constitutional amendment process “an attack on democracy itself.”
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Crisis pregnancy centers give questionable advice on unproven ‘abortion pill reversal,’ study finds
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote “abortion pill reversal,” a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.
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Amendment 4 fails, leaving Florida’s 6-week abortion ban in place
The measure faced strong opposition from DeSantis, who used tactics such as using taxpayer funds to run ads that opposed the amendment
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Reproductive health access will decline further if Amendment 4 fails to pass, advocates say
If it passes with at least 60% of the vote, Amendment 4 will overturn Florida’s extreme six-week abortion ban and enshrine the right to abortion until viability in the state Constitution.
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Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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‘It’s really important that we have federal protections across the board,’ pro-choice advocate says
As the fight to enshrine abortion rights in the Sunshine State’s Constitution continues, a national group works to secure reproductive rights on the federal level.
