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For now. The reason Florida is an outlier among the rest of the southeast US is an explicit right to privacy in the state constitution, which was of course the
by cool_dude85 4y ago
For now.
The reason Florida is an outlier among the rest of the southeast US is an explicit right to privacy in the state constitution, which was of course the basis for Roe v. Wade and has precedent at the state supreme court as protecting abortion access. The 15-week ban is seen as a test case for how the current state supreme court will rule, since it has 3 DeSantis nominees. If they uphold the law, expect to see FL follow the rest of the region, post-haste.
- happyopossum 4y agoYou missed the point there - the 15 week limit alone is more open than many European countries.
- cool_dude85 4y agoMy point is that should the 15-week law be upheld, we will be in special session the next day for a ban.
- elil17 4y agoState courts' interpretations of their own constitutions aren't bound by the federal courts' interpretations of the federal constitution. "If they uphold the law" is the wrong way to phrase it because the Florida supreme court will decide what the law is for Florida.