REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - The future of abortion rights in Florida will be at stake on Friday when the state's highest court hears arguments over whether the Florida constitution protects the right to end pregnancies.
The case before the conservative Florida Supreme Court concerns the state's current ban on most abortions after 15 weeks, which took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned a national right to abortion.
The outcome will also determine the fate of a stricter six-week ban, which has been on hold since Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law in April.
One justice, Charles Canady, is married to a state representative who co-sponsored the six-week ban.
But if the court throws out the 1989 decision, Torres-Spelliscy said, it would be nearly impossible to mount a successful legal challenge to the six-week ban.
Persons:
Octavio Jones, Ron DeSantis, Charlie Crist, Charles Canady, Ciara Torres, Torres, Spelliscy, Joseph Ax, Colleen Jenkins, David Gregorio Our
Organizations:
Woman's Health, REUTERS, Florida Supreme, U.S, Supreme, Republican, Stetson University, Thomson
Locations:
Clearwater , Florida, U.S, Florida