Florida Supreme Court backs abortion ban; seismic decision reverses 34-year privacy ruling

The Florida Supreme Court Monday upheld a 15-week ban on abortion — a momentous 98-page decision that reversed 34 years of court precedent, which held that a privacy provision in the state constitution protected a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy. Instead, the 6-1 decision – with Justice Jorge Labarga dissenting – confirmed the constitutionality of the state's abortion ban (HB 5), passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022. It also triggers enforcement of a six-week ban known as The Heartbeat Protection Act, which DeSantis signed...