Florida is the last bastion of abortion access in the southeast – but that’s about to change.
Starting next month, the state will ban abortion past six weeks of pregnancy. It follows Monday’s decision by Florida’s state Supreme Court to uphold a 15-week abortion ban, a move that removed the barriers for a separate six-week ban to effect on May 1.
But in a separate ruling, the court also agreed to let residents weigh in on the issue through a November ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
That could open a new path to victory for Joe Biden in the General Election.
What’s going on and why?
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