Abortion In The South Effectively Stopped After Florida Ban Took Effect.

May 2, 2024 Glen Turpening

Abortion in the South is a thing of the past as Florida’s 6 week abortion ban took effect earlier this week. (Politico)

Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect Wednesday, making the procedure nearly impossible to access for many would-be patients throughout most of the southern United States. Women from Florida to Texas are cut off from obtaining abortions either entirely or beyond the very beginning stages of pregnancy — unless they have the time and means to travel across states to a place where appointments are available, an option many women will not have. The shift away from abortion access in Florida opens a new phase in the post-Roe v. Wade world, with severe new limitations on abortion in place across a vast and unbroken stretch of the country. The new landscape further limits access to care for women and is guaranteed to strain reproductive health care services in nearby states that still allow for broad access to the procedure.

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Abortion politics once again take center stage and will be a central pillar in the 2024 election cycle. Reproductive rights initiative will be on the ballot in Florida which means the Sunshine State could revert back to a toss up State in this election cycle after turning deep red since 2016. The issue of reproductive rights continues to reverberate through the nation especially now with South has essentially eliminating almost all abortions. Abortion rights continue to vex the GOP who got what they wished for after a 50 year battle to overturn ‘Roe’ , were they careful when asking is the question.