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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
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A Safe Haven for Newborns
Provides anonymous alternatives to infant abandonment
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News
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March 23On March 19, Governor Scott signed HB 41, codifying the Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program (FPSSP) in statute. Through a network of 106 pregnancy support centers across the state, FPSSP provides resources and services to pregnant mothers as they prepare to parent or place their babies for adoption.Read More
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March 2Dismemberment Abortion On Thursday, March 1, HB 1429 (Grall) passed the House (72-42). This FCCB-supported measure would prohibit physicians from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion, a procedure conducted in the second-trimester that removes the body parts of an unborn child while the child is still alive. The companion bill in the Senate, SB 1890 (Mayfield), has not been heard in its committees of reference.Read More
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February 19The State of Florida has appealed a January 9 ruling by Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis that found a 2015 law requiring a 24-hour reflection period prior to an abortion unconstitutional. Judge Lewis' decision made permanent a temporary injunction granted by the Florida Supreme Court last year after a Gainesville abortion clinic challenged the law as a violation of privacy rights under the state's Constitution. The FCCB supported a reflection period prior to abortion through the legislative process.Read More
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Correspondence
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
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
April 7, 2014: Support for HB 918 (Flores) to Protect Unborn Children Who Can Live Outside Womb
To: Senator Tom Lee, Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee and Committee Members
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director, and Ingrid M. Delgado, Associate for Social Concerns/Respect Life
April 3, 2014: Support for HB 1047 (Adkins): Aligns with Key Court Cases; Protects Life
To: Rep. Dennis Baxley, Chair, House Judiciary Committee and Committee Members
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director
March 31, 2014: Support for SB 918 (Flores): Aligns with Key Court Cases; Protects Life
To: Senator Aaron Bean, Chair, Senate Health Policy Committee and Committee Members
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Executive Director -
Testimony
April 1, 2014: Testimony in Support of SB 918 (Flores) - Prohibiting Abortion of a Viable Fetus
To: Senate Health Policy Committee
By: Ingrid M. Delgado, Associate for Social Concerns/Respect Life
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Resources
Culture of Life Brochures:
Setting the Record Straight: Abortion in Florida | Spanish
The Privacy Clause: Unique Challenges in Overcoming Abortions in Florida | Spanish
Reported Abortions 2007-2017 | Spanish
2016 Issue Backgrounder: Termination of Pregnancies
2015 Issue Backgrounder: Reflection Period Before an Abortion
Novena to the Holy Innocents