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Florida Republicans pass bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote

One critic claimed that the legislation will negatively impact ‘low-income voters, students, seniors, women, and Black and Brown Floridians’

The Independent UK · Mar 13

States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

A new Kansas law and a bill advancing in Florida enact policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Florida delays ‘fetal personhood’ bill after fallout from Alabama IVF ruling

Lawmakers postpone legislation that attempts to define a fetus as an ‘unborn child’ over concerns it could affect IVF treatments

The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2024

Six-week abortion ban in Florida headed for full Senate vote. Law would be the strictest in nation

A proposed six-week ban on abortion cleared its last committee Tuesday and will head to the full Florida Senate for a vote.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

Florida GOP lawmakers seek to ban abortion after 6 weeks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans moved Tuesday to restrict abortion even more by proposing bills to ban the procedure with few exceptions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 8, 2023

The top fundraisers in the Florida House

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

Ballotpedia · Aug 10, 2022

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, with no rape or incest exception

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — With no exceptions for rape or incest, most abortions in Florida will be banned after 15 weeks of pregnancy under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 14, 2022

Abortion-rights activists banned from Florida House after midnight protest

Around midnight Wednesday, as Rep. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, closed six hours of emotional debate over the abortion bill she was sponsoring, chants began to ring out from the Florida House gallery.

Miami Herald · Feb 17, 2022

GOP-backed abortion bill clears first hurdle in Florida; experts say it will affect access across the South

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The ban on abortion after 15 weeks proposed by Florida Republicans won’t just affect Florida if it becomes law.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2022