Under Florida's new six-week abortion ban, women needing abortions are being forced to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, the closest city to the Sunshine State's border.
One Florida doctor warns that North Carolina's waiting list is too long, sending patients as far away as Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York.
Health workers and advocates warned of the impact of the state's abortion ban, which took effect this month, and vowed to fight back in front of a crowd of friendly abortion rights advocates throughout Wednesday. Orange County League of Women Voters Hot Topic Luncheon at Winter Park.
Floridians will decide where to limit government intervention in November About the Fourth Amendment.
Last month's early voting programd Forty-two percent support abortion rights, but a majority (32%) are undecided. It will be difficult for the Fourth Amendment to get the 60% threshold for passage.
A grassroots effort in which the League of Women Voters played a key role collected more than 1 million signatures to put the issue on the ballot. The state Supreme Court voted 4-3. Allow Amendment 4 to be placed on the ballot.
Advocates said most Floridians would have to travel out of state for medical treatment because many women don't realize they're pregnant until after six weeks. Some women say they are being denied access to health care because it is too burdensome to travel.
Dr. Kathryn Berryman Typically, her patients are seen around the 18th week of pregnancy. Sometimes she discovers fatal abnormalities, such as genetic defects, on anatomical ultrasound examinations. The doctor and the pregnant woman begin an intimate and heartbreaking conversation about what to do next.
“Politicians shouldn't be sitting with us,” an Orlando doctor told a crowd Wednesday.
governor Ron DeSantis Said He has no plans for a special session. This could give Republicans an opportunity to put an abortion counterproposal on the November ballot.
Advocates said Wednesday they were ready to fight misinformation and confusion from Republicans.
“We will have to fight disinformation tooth and nail,” he said. Senior Director of Public Affairs, Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Kate Thomson. “We know this clearly. We want to limit government interference in health care decisions. And they can't take that away from us.”
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