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Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care
Many people are worried about the looming school closures and staffing cuts in Duval County. And tonight, dozens of community members came to make their voices heard at the Jacksonville Branch NAACP a town hall.
“Horrific acts of violence occurred at the encampment tonight and we immediately called law enforcement for mutual aid support,” Mary Osako, a vice chancellor at the university, said in an emailed statement.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug
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WOKV's legal and political analyst Rick Mullaney from the JU Public Policy Institute reviews the legal and political ramifications of Florida's newly enacted abortion restriction law. Since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturned abortion protections from the infamous Roe v Wade case, abortion access has been a political hot topic, with conservatives pushing from restrictions or outright bans, and liberals seeking protected women's health rights including abortion. Florida's new law faces a referendum vote in November, drawing campaign attention and potentially increasing voter turnout.
YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as President Biden campaigns in Delaware today, and former President Trump is also making campaign stumps with today's break in court proceedings. Vice President Harris is also campaigning today in Jacksonville, where she will speak about the abortion restriction laws Republicans are pushing. Today marks the start of a new law in Florida that restricts abortions to the first 6 weeks of pregnancy, but there will be a ballot referendum in November that could reinstate the previous 15-week limit as a state constitutional right.
Robert has the details on Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Jacksonville today, where she will be speaking about women's health issues, including a new Florida law taking effect today restricting access to abortions. This issue will be on the November Florida ballot, and women's health issues have been a contentious campaign topic since the 2022 SCOTUS decision that overturned Roe v Wade.
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