ACLU OF FLORIDA STATEMENT ON SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN IMPLEMENTATION
May 02, 2024
May 02, 2024
MIAMI, Florida, May 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following statement on May 1, 2024:
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Today, Florida's six-week abortion ban goes into effect. The ban prohibits abortions from the earliest weeks of pregnancy when many don't yet know they are pregnant. As of today, patients in Florida and throughout the Southeast will have to travel as far as North Carolina to obtain abortion care after six weeks. For those who are unable to travel o . . .
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Today, Florida's six-week abortion ban goes into effect. The ban prohibits abortions from the earliest weeks of pregnancy when many don't yet know they are pregnant. As of today, patients in Florida and throughout the Southeast will have to travel as far as North Carolina to obtain abortion care after six weeks. For those who are unable to travel o . . .