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Birth control ban a possibility

Petitions to amend the Florida Constitution over the possible banning of birth control and reproductive freedom have been the center of debate in Tallahassee this month.

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10-04-09 By Kim | Comment (7)

LA Times Examines Anti Choice Groups’ Push For ‘Personhood’ Ballot Measures

Abortion-rights opponents are escalating their efforts to place so-called “personhood” measures on several state ballots in 2010 as a way to end legalized abortion, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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09-29-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Catholic Conference won’t help pro-life initiative

In an interesting twist, the Florida Catholic Conference said today in a statement that it will not support the controversial efforts of Personhood Florida.

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09-25-09 By Kim | Comment (1)

Constitutional Amendment to Provide Greater Sunshine and Accountability Announced

State Senator Dan Gelber (D-Miami Beach) and State Representative Keith Fitzgerald (D-Sarasota) announced they will be asking the legislature to put a constitutional amendment on the 2010 ballot designed to make the state budget process more transparent and open to the public.

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09-24-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

“Personhood”: Banning Abortion, Contraception…And More?

For those of us who hoped that the attempts to pass “personhood amendments” would disappear after the first attempt at passing such a law on a ballot initiative was thoroughly trumped at the polls in Colorado, well, I hate to tell you, but the anti-choice extremists aren’t going away.

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09-22-09 By Kim | Comment (2)

“Personhood” Legislation Chips Away at Women’s Rights

Opponents of abortion are backing legislation across the country that would give legal rights to embryos from the instant of conception.

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09-19-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Could amendment outlaw birth control?

On Friday the American Life League introduced the “Personhood Amendment," which will change Florida's constitution to recognize a person regardless of age, race or health.

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09-14-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Personhood Florida: ban birth control and all abortions, even in rape cases

A nationwide anti-abortion group launched an effort in Florida today to outlaw all abortions and certain types of birth control, including oral contraceptives and the morning-after pill.

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09-11-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Pro-Life Group Pushes for Constitutional Amendment

Pro-Life advocates on Friday will start a new push in Florida by introducing a proposed constitutional amendment that says life starts when biological development begins.

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09-10-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Would proposed amendment make birth control illegal in Florida?

Anti-abortion conservatives are proposing a new constitutional amendment that critics claim would make it a crime to take birth control pills in Florida.

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09-10-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

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