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Carter Sherman and Ava Sasani

Florida supreme court signals openness to abortion ban that would slash access

Florida’s solicitor general, Henry Whitaker, presents his arguments in the Florida supreme court in Tallahassee in regards to the 15-week abortion ban on Friday.
Florida’s solicitor general, Henry Whitaker, presents his arguments in the Florida supreme court in Tallahassee in regards to the 15-week abortion ban on Friday. Photograph: Alicia Devine/AP

In arguments in a case that could drastically limit abortion access in the south-eastern United States, the Florida supreme court on Friday seemed open to arguments to uphold a law that bans abortion past 15 weeks of pregnancy.

If the state’s high court upholds the 15-week ban under consideration, a separate, stricter law would take effect prohibiting abortion after six weeks, before many people know they are pregnant.

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