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The Florida Supreme Court on Monday took a page from Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and swept away over 30 years of legal precedent to rule the Sunshine State’s constitution does not protect abortion. The ruling upholds Florida’s existing 15-week abortion ban and paves the way for an even more restrictive six-week abortion ban to take effect May 1. The effects on abortion access in the region will be devastating.

The decision and the underlying fight that prompted it is complicated. Abortion rights advocates had challenged Florida’s 15-week ban, arguing it violated privacy protections guaranteed in the........

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