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News
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February 25
An amendment filed by Senator Jason Pizzo would have funded an HLARC (Hormonal Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive) Program. Christie Arnold, associate for social concerns & respect life, testified in opposition to the amendment on behalf of the FCCB. HLARCs have detrimental effects on a woman's health and have abortifacient effects as they prevent embryos from implanting in the womb.Read More -
February 18
After nearly six hours of debate, the Florida House passed HB 5 (Grall) shortly after midnight on February 17. House members went back and forth sharing opposing perspectives and often emotional stories of how abortion has impacted their lives. The bill, which would prohibit abortion after 15-weeks of pregnancy, was passed with a 78-39 vote largely along party lines.Read More -
February 7SB 146 (Stargel) was found favorable by the Senate Health Policy Committee on Wednesday by a 6-4 vote. HB 5 and SB 146 (Stargel) were filed on the first day of the legislative session, proposing to protect women and limit the harm of abortion in Florida. The bills would prohibit abortion after 15 weeks gestation, shrinking the window of time in which an abortion is able to be legally obtainedRead More
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Correspondence
March 24, 2022: Please veto funding for abortifacients through contracts with family planning providers included in budget line item 509
To: The Honorable Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
March 17, 2022: Thank you for your commitment to sign Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality (HB 5)
To: The Honorable Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
May 12, 2021: Please veto budget line item 500 – funding family planning providers for abortifacients
To: The Honorable Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
November 13, 2017: Support for Pregnancy Support Services in HB 41 (Toledo)
To: The Honorable Travis Cummings; Chair, House Health and Human Services Committee
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
March 15, 2016: Please Sign HB 1411 - Regulation of Abortion Providers
To: The Honorable Rick Scott, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
May 20, 2015: Please Sign HB 633 - Reflection Period Prior to Abortion
To: The Honorable Rick Scott, Governor of Florida
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
March 12, 2015: Support for HB 633 (Sullivan) to Revise Voluntary and Informed Patient Consent
To: Representative Cary Pigman, Chair, House Health Quality Subcommittee
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Resources
Culture of Life Brochures- Abortion in Florida: Setting the Record Straight | Spanish
- The Privacy Clause: Unique Challenges in Overcoming Abortions in Florida | Spanish
Backgrounders- Parental Consent Prior to a Minor's Abortion (updated for 2020 Session)
- Pregnancy Support Services, 2018
Reported Abortions 2011-2020 | Spanish
Novena to the Holy Innocents
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Ministries
Project Rachel
Post Abortion Counseling Resource
1-888-456-4673 (a toll free number)
All calls are confidential.
Help for Pregnant Mothers and Their Unborn Children:- Archdiocese of Miami
- Diocese of Orlando
- Diocese of Palm Beach
- Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
- Diocese of St. Augustine
- Diocese of St. Petersburg
- Diocese of Venice
A Safe Haven for Newborns
Provides anonymous alternatives to infant abandonment
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