15-week abortion ban set to go before Florida Supreme Court

Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy will be allowed to stand until a hearing before the state Supreme Court The court said late Monday it will hear the case, which has been part of a legal fight since the law took effect last July.

The law prohibits abortions after 15 weeks, with exceptions if the procedure is necessary to save the pregnant woman's life, prevent serious injury or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality It does not allow exemptions in cases of rape,

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Violators could face up to five years in prison Physicians and other medical professionals could lose their licenses and face administrative fines of $10,000 for each violation

Reproductive health providers sued Florida last year over the new law, one of numerous legal challenges to such laws passed across the country by Republican leaders in anticipation of a potential U S Supreme Court decision that would limit the procedure to privacy, “including the right to abortion ” “HB 5 radically curtails the ability of Floridians to make decisions about whether or not to continue a pregnancy and have a child, in violation of their rights under the Florida Constitution,” the filing reads

On Friday, June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States The decision dismantled 50 years of legal protection and paved the way for individual states to curtail or outright ban abortion rights

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The filing in state court in Tallahassee from Planned Parenthood and other health centers alleges that the law violates a provision in the state constitution guaranteeing a person's right

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