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July 8Attorney General Ashley Moody promptly appealed that ruling. With her appeal, the injunction is stayed and the law goes into effect while the challenge works its way through the judicial system. We are pleased that the law is in effect.Read More
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June 30During the 2022 Florida Legislative Session, legislators passed and Governor DeSantis signed into law a ban on abortion after 15 weeks gestation. In response, several pro-abortion organizations recently sued the state of Florida challenging the constitutionality of the new law. On June 30, a circuit judge said he would enter a temporary injunction preventing the law from going into effect on or shortly after the law’s effective date of July 1. An appeal of the injunction by the State is expected.Read More
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June 24
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In response, the bishops of Florida issued the following statement:Read 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
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- Protecting New Life in Florida: A Comprehensive Review of Key Laws and Policies
- 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
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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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