Florida Supreme Court clears way for abortion ballot and six-week ban

In paving the way for the six-week ban, the court cemented the rapid transformation of Florida into a place with restrictive policies akin to those in surrounding states. Photograph: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images/DNCThe Florida Supreme Court overturned decades of legal precedent on Monday in ruling that the state constitution’s privacy protections do not extend to abortion, effectively allowing a ban on the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy.

The conservative-leaning court found by six to one that a 15-week abortion ban enacted in 2022 was constitutional. That ruling — in response to a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and several abortion providers — will allow a six-week ban enacted last year to take effect by May 1st.

“This is a historic day in the fight for abortion access in Florida,” said Lauren Brenzel, director for the Yes on 4 campaign that put forth the ballot measure. “No longer will decisions about abortion be left between politicians disconnected from the realities of everyday Floridians’ lives.” In its ruling allowing the six-week ban to take effect, a majority of the justices argued that past abortion cases had been wrongly decided based on an overly broad interpretation of the state constitution’s privacy clause — an argument similar to the one the US Supreme Court made in overturning Roe v Wade.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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