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ACLU: Florida's right to privacy is under threat (opinion)
Florida Today via Yahoo NewsPandora's box. That is what the U.S. Supreme Court opened when it overturned its 1973 decision in Roe vs. Wade and abolished the federal right to abortion.
The Court's decision almost 50 years ago was based on an individual's right to privacy in making decisions about their own body, including the need to have an abortion. In 1980, Florida voters codified the right to privacy in our own state constitution. It states that every Floridian “be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life.” Florida's Supreme Court determined that this right to privacy included the right to abortion, saying "[w]e can conceive of few more personal or private decisions...."
Despite this, the State of Florida is asking the Florida Supreme Court to rule that the constitution’s right to privacy does not protect the decision to end a pregnancy. In anticipation of Roe being overturned, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortion in Florida after 15 weeks of pregnancy. And now there is talk that the governor and allies in the Legislature plan to make abortion illegal after six weeks, before many even know they’re pregnant.
The Court's decision almost 50 years ago was based on an individual's right to privacy in making decisions about their own body, including the need to have an abortion. In 1980, Florida voters codified the right to privacy in our own state constitution. It states that every Floridian “be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life.” Florida's Supreme Court determined that this right to privacy included the right to abortion, saying "[w]e can conceive of few more personal or private decisions...."
Despite this, the State of Florida is asking the Florida Supreme Court to rule that the constitution’s right to privacy does not protect the decision to end a pregnancy. In anticipation of Roe being overturned, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortion in Florida after 15 weeks of pregnancy. And now there is talk that the governor and allies in the Legislature plan to make abortion illegal after six weeks, before many even know they’re pregnant.