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MidPoint: What does Florida House Bill 5 mean going forward?

On Thursday afternoon, Feb. 2, Florida's restrictive abortion bill, HB-5, passed 10-5 by the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee. Earlier that day, WMNF MidPoint host Shelley Reback spoke with OB-GYN Dr. Robyn, an OB/GYN an abortion...

St. Pete activists rally on Roe v. Wade anniversary

Amid growing challenges to reproductive access, St. Pete activists rallied Saturday on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
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Reproductive rights conference focuses on how local governments can help

Reproductive freedoms in Florida are at risk, but local officials say there are ways to mitigate Tallahassee's attacks on women's rights.
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Anna Eskamani weighs in on Supreme Court’s arguments on abortion rights

Orlando-area Democratic State Representative Anna Eskamani speaks about abortion rights and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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St. Pete Marches for women’s rights

30-40 protestors gathered in St. Petersburg show support for women’s rights and the upholding of Roe v. Wade.
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University of South Florida students support and protest new abortion bans

At the University of South Florida in Tampa students on both sides of the reproductive rights issue chanted against one another.

“Don’t Mess With Access” – Thousands rally in Tampa Bay area for reproductive rights

Women's March 2021 - thousands rally in Tampa and St. Petersburg for reproductive rights and against a Texas-style abortion ban.

Manatee commissioner colluded with Texas man on anti-abortion law, pro-choice groups call for investigation

A Manatee County Commissioner worked with a Texas pro-life advocate to draft an ordinance banning abortion in the county. Commissioner James Satcher is now ignoring constituents and media, while reproductive rights groups call for him...
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Preview of Saturday’s “Bans Off our Bodies” rallies; plus solar system exploration

On Saturday women and their allies will march in cities across the country for rights, including access to safe and legal abortions. Plus: the rate of discovery of objects in the solar system is the...

Florida State Rep. files Texas-style abortion ban

A Volusia Count state representative Wednesday filed an abortion bill that looks remarkably familiar. Republican Webster Barnaby’s HB167 is a near mirror image of Texas’s heartbeat abortion bill. LISTEN: Lydia Wallace is a reproductive rights...

Deputies arrest woman who asked for name and badge number during Manatee commission meeting

Less than 30 seconds passes between the time Kimberly Cox asked the deputy if he trespassed another woman from the building and him twisting her arm behind her back and placing her under arrest. For...

Local abortion rights groups rally to help Texans, push back on a Florida heartbeat bill

Local reproductive rights advocates are rallying to help people in Texas seeking now-outlawed abortions. Abortion Funds in Florida and around the country are helping women travel and perform self-managed abortions while gearing up to fight...

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