Abortion

The city of Hialeah delved into the issue of abortion, approving a motion on Tuesday that opposes Florida’s Amendment 4.

City leaders in Hialeah are ready to make their position clear on abortion rights. The city has no authority when it comes to abortion laws, but despite this, it will be a topic of discussion at Tuesday’s council meeting. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports

The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a slower rise in maternal mortality across the nation, a new investigation of federal public health data finds.

Come November, Floridians will be deciding on Amendment 4, which would make abortion under certain circumstances a state constitutional right. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports

A woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new Kamala Harris campaign ad.

Here, we break down Amendment 4, its impacts and what Florida currently allows. 

Dozens gathered at Bayfront Park in Miami on Saturday to fight for reproductive freedom across Florida.

Dozens gathered at Bayfront Park in Miami on Saturday, urging people to vote yes on Amendment 4 that would enshrine abortion rights in Florida law.

The number of abortions in Florida dropped after the state’s ban on them after sixth week of pregnancy took effect in May. A Guttmacher Institute study released Thursday estimates that the decline wasn’t as sharp in Florida as it was in other states with such bans, though it has still meant there have been more than 2,000 fewer abortions each...

A political committee leading efforts to pass a constitutional amendment on abortion rights filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the state Agency for Health Care Administration is using a website and ads to spread “misinformation” about the November ballot measure.

Former President Donald Trump defended his position on abortion rights during Tuesday’s presidential debate by repeating falsehoods on ninth-month abortions or “executions” after birth. ABC moderator Linsey Davis corrected Trump, saying that no states allow so-called ‘post-birth abortions.’

State police are showing up at Florida voters’ homes to question them about signing a petition to get an abortion rights amendment on the ballot in November. And a Florida state health care agency has launched a new website targeting the ballot initiative. Critics say they’re the latest efforts by Florida’s Republican elected officials to leverage state resources to try...

The ACLU is crying foul over a webpage on a state government site that advocates against Amendment 4, the ballot initiative that aims to expand abortion rights in Florida.

The ACLU is crying foul over a webpage on a state government site that advocates against Amendment 4. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg reports

After months of gathering signatures, filing petitions and navigating lawsuits, constitutional amendments that would protect or expand abortion rights are officially set to appear on the general election ballot in 10 states.

Former President Donald Trump came out on Friday against a ballot measure in his home state of Florida that would expand access to abortion, after spending a day doing damage control on the issue.

Republican candidate for resident Donald Trump criticized Florida’s current six-week limit on abortion, saying it’s “too short” in an interview with NBC News.

Republican candidate for resident Donald Trump criticized Florida’s current six-week limit on abortion, saying it’s “too short.”

In a major shakeup on the road to the White House, former President Donald Trump said he is backing Amendment 4 in Florida, the constitutional amendment to give abortion rights up to viability.

More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022. That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations. In Texas, where doctors face up to 99 years in prison if convicted of performing an illegal abortion, medical experts worry the law is complicating decision-making around...