FLORIDA (SNN TV) – The Florida Supreme Court announces it’ll hear a case on the state’s abortion ban.
Arguments will begin September 8. This case revolves around Florida’s 15-week ban but could determine the legality of the newly signed 6-week ban.
Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody wants the Supreme Court to reverse more than three decades of legal precedent. That precedent says the privacy clause in Florida’s constitution applies to abortion rights.
Attorneys for abortion clinics and a doctor challenging the 15-week ban argued that the state Supreme Court should maintain legal precedent, calling Moody’s argument a “radical request” that would “defy the will of the people.”
Women’s Voices of Southwest Florida says the case boils down to government interference in Floridians’ personal decisions.
“This hearing only serves as increased motivation for those that are working to get abortion on the ballet in 2024. What we’re seeing across the state are Floridians signing this petition. They want a voice, they want the most important medical decision of their lives to be in their hands. The outcome of this case will set a precedent for countless future cases involving bodily autonomy and that affects everybody,” said Founder/Vice President of Women’s Voices of Southwest Florida, Kaity D.
If the Court finds the privacy clause doesn’t protect abortion rights, that would also allow the 6-week ban to take effect.
