Reproductive Justice in Florida

Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe:

Elected officials enacted a 6-week ban in 2023 in another challenge to the state supreme court’s recognition of the right to abortion under the Florida Constitution.

Restrictions: 

Florida law generally prohibits abortion at fifteen weeks LMP[1] and viability.[2] On April 13, 2023, Florida enacted a six-week ban,[3] which would go into effect thirty days after the Florida Supreme Court rules on the state constitutional right to privacy in the case challenging the 15-week ban.[4]  Florida has a permanently enjoined method ban that was found to include D&E, D&X, and labor induction procedures.[5] Pregnant people who seek abortion care must undergo a twenty-four-hour mandatory waiting period, biased counseling, and an ultrasound.[6] Florida also limits public funding for abortion,[7] and generally prohibits policies sold on the state’s health-care exchange from covering abortion.[8] The Florida Constitution expressly authorizes parental notification for minors.[9] Florida law generally requires that a parent or legal guardian be notified and consent prior to a minor’s abortion;[10] alternatively a judge can approve a minor’s petition without parental notification and consent.[11]

Florida’s targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws include requirements related to facilities that provide second-trimester procedures,[12] admitting privileges or, alternatively, transfer agreements,[13] and recordkeeping.[14] State law restricts the provision of abortion care to licensed physicians.[15] Florida enacted a telemedicine ban for the provision of abortion care, however, it will not go into effect until the six-week ban goes into effect.[16] Providers who violate Florida’s abortion restrictions may face civil and criminal penalties.[1]

Read more at:

https://reproductiverights.org/maps/state/florida/