Florida restores state abortion ban beyond 15 weeks after temporary halt

A judge had ruled that the ban violated the privacy protections in the state’s constitution, pausing the restrictive measure After a judge in Florida temporarily halted a state law banning abortions beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy, a state appeal restored the ban on Tuesday. Judge John C Cooper of an appellate court in Florida’s capital of Tallahassee ruled that the ban in question – enshrined in a bill that Republican lawmakers approved in April – violates privacy protections in the state constitution. Continue reading...
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