Advisory Board May 2, 2024
As Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect, providers and advocates both in and out of the state are preparing for “an exponential increase in burden.”
Infographic: What happens to people denied abortions?
Background
In 2022, Florida passed a 15-week abortion ban after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade that June. The state legislature passed a more restrictive six-week ban in 2023, although the ban could not go into effect until legal challenges against the original 15-week ban were completed.
Last month, the Florida Supreme Court ruled 6-1 to uphold the state’s original 15-week abortion ban. On Wednesday, the state’s six-week ban went into effect 30 days after the ruling.
However, in a separate 4-3 ruling, the state Supreme...
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