When politicians interfere with your private medical decisions...

The consequences are cruel and devastating.

Decisions about abortion should be left up to patients and their families with the consultation of their doctors, who take an oath to act in their patient’s best interest.

But as of May 2024, Florida enacted a law that bans abortion before many even realize they are pregnant, with no real exceptions for rape, incest, or health of the pregnant patient.

This makes Florida one of the most restrictive states in the country – and the consequences have been devastating for pregnant Floridians and their families.

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Abortion bans can make the cycle of domestic violence impossible to escape.

“A patient in an abusive marriage came to us after her husband ripped out her birth control arm implant. Unfortunately, during her visit, she also learned she was pregnant and past the gestational limit for Florida’s abortion ban. On top of the traumatic experience of visiting our center locally with the threat of her partner finding out, we now had to help this patient navigate care outside of the state without suspicion.”

Misleading practices at crisis pregnancy centers push patients beyond Florida’s legal abortion limits.

"Recently we saw a pregnant patient who had unknowingly gone to a crisis pregnancy center (aka fake clinic) in Jacksonville. She learned she was pregnant as soon as she missed her period, and it was clear from the start she needed to pursue abortion care. After two different appointments a week apart, she was finally told by the fake clinic that abortion services were not available. Staff at the fake clinic deliberately ignored her wishes and lied to her. The patient then called us for an appointment very distressed, but unfortunately, she was past the limit for care in Florida. We worked to navigate her out of the state instead.”

More than half of those seeking abortion care already have at least one child.

“A patient who had just given birth came in with her partner and newborn experiencing odd symptoms she thought were attributable to postpartum. Because she was breastfeeding and still early postpartum, her bleeding post-birth was still on and off – women who are nursing often don’t have menstrual cycles – so she clearly didn’t have any reason to worry. Unfortunately, she was eight weeks pregnant, and she was devastated to learn her only options were to travel out of state with her newborn for care or carry a second pregnancy right after birthing her first.”

Private medical decisions belong in the hands of the patient and their doctor.

Abortion bans impact anyone who can become pregnant. In Florida patients seeking abortion care must:

Get care before they are six weeks pregnant, which is only two weeks after a missed period.

Make two in-person appointments at least 24 hours apart to get an abortion.

Or get two doctors to sign off on a life-threatening condition to the pregnant person or fetus to obtain an abortion.

Or show proof of rape, incest, or abuse with documentation to get an abortion up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.

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