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Tamara Keith

Biden is campaigning in Florida a week before a new abortion ban takes effect

President Biden boards Air Force One in New Castle, Del., on April 22. On Tuesday, he's campaigning in Florida. (Julia Nikhinson/AFP via Getty Images)

A Democratic presidential candidate hasn't won Florida since 2012, but President Biden's reelection campaign says a ballot question on reproductive rights could buoy his chances there in November.

Earlier this month, the state's Supreme Court allowed a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy — a ban that takes effect on May 1. However, the court also said that voters would decide in November whether to amend the state's constitution to allow for abortions up to about 24 weeks.

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