Judge orders DeSantis administration to stop threats over abortion ads
A federal judge in Florida ordered the state to stop threatening TV stations with criminal charges if they run an ad in support of an abortion rights referendum.
Why the DeSantis administration lawyer who threatened TV stations over abortion ad quit
When he abruptly resigned from his post last week, the top attorney for the Florida Department of Health suggested in a resignation letter that he was uncomfortable with decisions taken by the state agency, which days earlier had threatened to prosecute television stations over political advertisements.
‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: Federal judge blasts DeSantis administration for threats against TV stations
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker granted a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general after the state health department threatened to bring criminal charges against broadcasters airing the ad.
Group behind Amendment 4 sues DeSantis administration over threats to TV stations
The state of Florida’s crusade against Amendment 4 is unconstitutional government interference — full stop,” said Lauren Brenzel, the Floridians Protecting Freedom campaign director.
Judge issues temporary injunction against Florida health officials over abortion ad threats
A Florida judge issued a temporary restraining order against health officials in the state, citing the First Amendment and siding with a group that brought forward a lawsuit alleging that its political speech had been censored in the state after it sponsored an ad in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative.
Three Republican States Renew Push to Reduce Abortion Medication Access
States are pushing to restrict the abortion medication, mifepristone, which is currently used in almost two third of ...
Trans and Abortion Rights Activists Are Ultimately Fighting for the Same Thing
The right to self-determine our identities and control our bodies and reproductive choices is on the line. We must understand ...
Ten US states will have abortion questions on the ballot in November
Most of the initiatives in those ten states would allow abortion until foetal viability, which is generally considered about ...
Donald Trump Dismisses Anti-Abortion Supporters as 'Very Small Percentage'
Former President Donald Trump said anti-abortion supporters make up only "a very small percentage" of the country.
Florida's abortion ban sent this woman on an odyssey to America's Heartland. We went with her
"Sarah," a fictitious name, couldn't get the healthcare she needed to end her pregnancy in Florida. So she traveled 1,200 ...
Abortion Stories in Post-Roe America
In text messages, videos, voice memos and pictures, we hear from the people at the frontlines of abortion access about how ...
Takeaways: Warren and Deaton clash on abortion, Ukraine in combative debate
Warren and Deaton sparred over funding Ukraine, who is to blame for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and much more in their ...
Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights
Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abortion and reproductive rights.
Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass
Instead, voter approval would launch more lawsuits on a subject that’s been in the courts constantly — and more than ever ...
Ron DeSantis, using the levers of state government, ramps up efforts to defeat Florida abortion-rights ballot measure
Republicans and Democrats see the moves, which have drawn lawsuits from critics, as an attempt by the governor to re-exert ...
Judges add specific medical conditions to Tennessee's abortion ban exceptions
In an ongoing court case, plaintiffs argue Tennessee's abortion ban is so vague doctors weren't performing medically ...