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Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Limit Takes Effect

The law, decried by abortion advocates, may be short-lived.
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Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Limit Takes Effect
Liberty Counsel founder and chairman Mathew Staver speaks to reporters in front of the Florida Supreme Court after telling justices a proposed amendment to protect abortion rights should be kept off the ballot in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 7, 2024. Brendan Farrington/AP Photo
Samantha Flom
By Samantha Flom
5/1/2024Updated: 5/1/2024
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As a Florida law prohibiting abortions after six weeks’ gestation took effect on May 1, it was met with a chorus of doomsday predictions from abortion proponents across the country.

“We join with millions across the country in outrage at this anti-women attack,” the Party for Socialism and Liberation posted on social media, calling for the codification of a federal right to abortion.

Samantha Flom
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Samantha Flom is a reporter for The Epoch Times covering U.S. politics and news. A graduate of Syracuse University, she has a background in journalism and nonprofit communications. Contact her at [email protected].
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