Florida Supreme Court upholds state's 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a say - West Hawaii Today

none  Apr 02, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -10% Center

  • Reliability

    25% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    -10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    48% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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4% Positive

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"The Florida justices agreed, saying that when voters approved the privacy clause, they didn't know it would affect abortion laws."
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14% Conservative
"The debate -- as framed to the public -- overwhelmingly associated the Privacy Clause's terms with concerns related to government surveillance and disclosure of private information to the public' the court wrote.DeSantis, who took office in 2019, appointed five of the court's seven justices."
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-2% Liberal
"Plaed Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and others who challenged the law argued that the Florida Constitution's unique privacy clause for more than 40 years has explicitly protected a right to abortion in the state and should remain in force."
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-6% Liberal
"The debate -- as framed to the public -- overwhelmingly associated the Privacy Clause's terms with concerns related to government surveillance and disclosure of private information to the public' the court wrote.DeSantis, who took office in 2019, appointed five of the court's seven justices."
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-6% Liberal
"The court, which was reshaped by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, ruled 6-1 to uphold the state's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, meaning a ban on six weeks could soon take effect."
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-16% Liberal
"The 15-week ban, signed by DeSantis in 2022, has been enforced while it was challenged in court."
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-28% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The Florida justices agreed, saying that when voters approved the privacy clause, they didn't know it would affect abortion laws.
49% : "The debate -- as framed to the public -- overwhelmingly associated the Privacy Clause's terms with concerns related to government surveillance and disclosure of private information to the public'" the court wrote.DeSantis, who took office in 2019, appointed five of the court's seven justices.
47% : Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and others who challenged the law argued that the Florida Constitution's unique privacy clause for more than 40 years has explicitly protected a right to abortion in the state and should remain in force.

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