{"id":298179,"date":"2023-09-08T06:36:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T11:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=298179"},"modified":"2023-09-07T17:13:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T22:13:53","slug":"florida-supreme-court-oral-arguments-15-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/florida-supreme-court-oral-arguments-15-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Supreme Court hears oral arguments on 15-week preborn protections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Earlier this year, the Florida Supreme Court agreed to hear<\/a> a challenge from the ACLU and Planned Parenthood on the state’s law protecting preborn children from abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Now, eight months later, oral arguments in the case are underway.<\/p>\n

Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 5<\/a>, or the Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality bill, in April of 2022. Originally due to take effect in July, the law has been the subject of constant court battles, including an injunction placed on the law, which was eventually thrown out<\/a> in August of 2022. After the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, a coalition of seven clergy members sought to have the law blocked again, but a judge refused<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court decision could have further-reaching repercussions than just the 15-week law; a law protecting preborn children from abortion after six weeks gestation was also signed into law<\/a> earlier this year. If the Supreme Court upholds the 15-week law, the six-week law will be allowed to take effect as well.<\/p>\n