Updates From PFEI

Texas abortion ban filed in Florida -- now we march!

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Texas abortion ban, the most restrictive, draconian, extreme abortion law in modern American history, to go into effect.

Today in the Florida Capitol, Rep. Webster Barnaby (R-Deltona) filed HB167, a mirror of the Texas abortion ban that he and other Florida legislative leaders want to make the law of the land in our state. These attacks on reproductive freedom are a clarion call for Floridians from all walks of life to take action.

Why Florida's new proposed toll roads represent "Roads To Ruin"

Earlier this year, the state passed legislation to fast-track three major new toll roads that will destroy large swaths of Florida’s last remaining rural lands, pollute waterways, and threaten endangered wildlife, including the iconic Florida panther.

Times have changed: It's time for abortion on our own terms

Progress Florida Education Institute has launched a social media campaign in both English and Spanish to educate Floridians about self-managed abortion using medication.

Activists in St. Petersburg to join national Day of Action in opposition to abortion bans

The local Tampa Bay movement for reproductive freedom and justice is ramping up following Alabama’s passage of a total ban on abortion last week.

Floridians for Reproductive Freedom launches new online home for Florida’s abortion rights movement

The Floridians for Reproductive Freedom coalition (FRF) has launched the new online home and resource center for Florida’s reproductive rights movement at www.FloridaReproFreedom.org.

Zika and abortion rights campaign launches

Progress Florida Education Institute has launched a six-figure advertising campaign to educate the public and opinion leaders about how anti-abortion extremism is fueling the Zika crisis in Florida.

A poisonous cover-up in Florida

Sign on to our letter demanding answers as to why Gov. Scott’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) deliberately chose not to inform the public about the Mosaic mine's threat to our water and our health.

600,000 Floridians are stuck in the coverage gap

Floridians caught in the health care coverage gap don’t make enough money to qualify for subsidized health insurance through the Healthcare.gov Marketplace, and make too much money to qualify for Medicaid.

New report: Florida 35th in diversity on state courts

"This report is a stark reminder of how urgent it is that we expand the diversity of Florida’s judiciary. When our courts are not reflective of the communities they serve, it negatively impacts the objectivity of our courts and Floridians’ access to fairness and justice."

Florida Groups Praise Planned Parenthood

Dozens of Florida-based organizations issued the following statement acknowledging the immense contribution Planned Parenthood has made towards expanding and protecting access to reproductive health care in Florida.