Tallahassee Democrat Article RatingLeon County judge blocks Florida's 15-week abortion law from taking effect
Jul 01, 2022 View Original Article
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| "During earlier testimony, Dr. Shelly Tien of Jacksonville, said, Abortion is a very common procedure." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Tien, among the plaintiffs in the case, is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who performs abortions with Plaed Parenthood of South, East and North Florida." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "But Florida's constitutional right to privacy, approved overwhelmingly by voters in 1980, adds certain safeguards that Plaed Parenthood and others argue should halt the new 15-week ban." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Florida's new abortion has gained heightened attention since the U.S. Supreme Court last Friday overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, stripping away federal constitutional protections for abortion and potentially leading to abortion bans in half the states." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "A Florida Atlantic University poll in May found that 67" | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "A separate lawsuit also has been filed in Leon County Circuit Court by a South Florida synagogue, L'Dor-Va-Dor, that alleges the 15-week restriction violates religious freedom." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "More on lawsiut: Florida's new 15-week abortion ban challenged as violation of state privacy rightsWhere abortion now stands in Florida: The fall of Roe v. Wade: Five questions about abortion access in FloridaPlaed Parenthood affiliates in Florida and allied organizations sued this month to block the law, approved by the Legislature as HB 5." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Even two years ago, they chose not to challenge a new parental consent law signed into law by the governor, fearing it could lead justices to determine the privacy right no longer applied to abortion." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "In its precedent-setting, 1989 T.W. ruling, the state Supreme Court overturned a parental consent law for minors seeking abortion, saying it violated that privacy right." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "There's no dispute that plaintiffs currently offer abortions after 15 weeks and that they'd be forced to stop that under coercion of the threatened criminal and licensing penalties that HB 5 carries, said Whitney White, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, representing Plaed Parenthood." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper ruled that the restriction would clash with earlier state Supreme Court rulings which concluded that abortion is protected by the Florida constitution's right to privacy." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved the 15-week standard earlier this year and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure in April." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Today is an important victory for freedom across the Sunshine State and Florida's constitutional right to privacy, Crist said." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Cooper issued his ruling from the bench, at the end of a two-day hearing." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Women have a right to privacy under the state constitution, Cooper said in stopping the law, scheduled to take effect July 1." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Attorney General Ashley Moody is certain to appeal Cooper's injunction." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Democrat Charlie Crist, who is vying with Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for their party's nomination to challenge DeSantis for governor, hailed Copper's decision." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "The reproductive freedoms of Florida's women stood strong in the face of Governor DeSantis's ongoing attempts to strip away their right to make decisions over their bodies." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Deputy Attorney General James Percival urged Cooper on Thursday not to block the law, saying that if any such pain existed, erring on the side of caution is something the court should do." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper ruled that the restriction would clash with earlier state Supreme Court rulings which concluded that abortion is protected by the Florida constitution's right to privacy." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
51% : During earlier testimony, Dr. Shelly Tien of Jacksonville, said, "Abortion is a very common procedure.50% :Tien, among the plaintiffs in the case, is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who performs abortions with Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida.
49% : But Florida's constitutional right to privacy, approved overwhelmingly by voters in 1980, adds certain safeguards that Planned Parenthood and others argue should halt the new 15-week ban.
46% :Florida's new abortion has gained heightened attention since the U.S. Supreme Court last Friday overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, stripping away federal constitutional protections for abortion and potentially leading to abortion bans in half the states.
45% : A Florida Atlantic University poll in May found that 67% of Floridians think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
45% : A separate lawsuit also has been filed in Leon County Circuit Court by a South Florida synagogue, L'Dor-Va-Dor, that alleges the 15-week restriction violates religious freedom.
41% : More on lawsiut: Florida's new 15-week abortion ban challenged as violation of state privacy rightsWhere abortion now stands in Florida: The fall of Roe v. Wade: Five questions about abortion access in FloridaPlanned Parenthood affiliates in Florida and allied organizations sued this month to block the law, approved by the Legislature as HB 5.
41% : Even two years ago, they chose not to challenge a new parental consent law signed into law by the governor, fearing it could lead justices to determine the privacy right no longer applied to abortion.
39% : In its precedent-setting, 1989 "T.W." ruling, the state Supreme Court overturned a parental consent law for minors seeking abortion, saying it violated that privacy right.
38% : "There's no dispute that plaintiffs currently offer abortions after 15 weeks and that they'd be forced to stop that under coercion of the threatened criminal and licensing penalties that HB 5 carries," said Whitney White, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, representing Planned Parenthood.
37% : Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper ruled that the restriction would clash with earlier state Supreme Court rulings which concluded that abortion is protected by the Florida constitution's right to privacy.
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