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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Carter Sherman

Florida threatens news stations over ad in favor of abortion rights measure

A woman sits on a medical chair in a doctor's office while a doctor sits at the computer
A woman talks to a doctor before receiving an abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic in West Palm Beach, Florida, on 14 July 2022. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

The Florida health department has fired off cease-and-desist letters to local news stations over an advertisement urging people to vote in favor of a ballot measure that would expand abortion rights in the state.

In the ad, a woman identified as Caroline from Tampa, Florida, talks about being diagnosed with brain cancer while pregnant. The state currently bans abortion past roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

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