reproductive health

Anita Jimenez remembers what it was like when people had to travel out-of-state to access legal abortions. She shares how that affected her experience getting the procedure as a 15-year-old in New York.

States that haven't expanded Medicaid are also more likely to restrict access to abortion and other reproductive care. Advocates say that makes it even more important for residents to get health coverage.

The request was part of a flurry of legal activity after Leon County Judge John Cooper issued a temporary injunction to block the law and the state filed an appeal, which keeps the ban in place.

Abortion pills and other services are legal in Florida despite the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. But state law makes it harder to access them than in some other states.

The clause can be found in Section 23 of the state constitution, It reads, in part: “Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life."

Abortion rights advocates in Tampa Bay say, no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court ruling is, they will continue to fight for safe access to the procedure.

Dozens of protesters attended a rally in St. Petersburg on Tuesday as others were held in Sarasota and Lakeland.

Among the concerns of Florida health care workers is that some people may not even realize they're pregnant at 15 weeks.

In the open letter, clinicians wrote that there is no medical justification to ban abortion care at 15 weeks and that the legislation, and others like it, severely limits access to care.

Going forward, parents will be notified a week before these lessons and can pull their student out of discussions on certain subjects — or the whole lesson

The 2-1 ruling by a panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal overturned a Hillsborough County circuit judge’s order.

Abortion is currently legal in Florida up to 24 weeks of gestation. It is only allowed beyond that if the pregnancy threatens a woman's life and physical health.