Regan McCarthy
Stories
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Students at FSU demand better safety measures after shooting on campus
After a campus shooting in April, students at Florida State University are demanding more safety measures. It was the second shooting on the campus in just over a decade.
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Florida's amendment to protect abortion rights fell short of passing by just 3% votes
Fifty-seven percent of Floridian voters wanted to protect abortion rights going up to about the 24th week of pregnancy. But a 60 percent majority is required there, so the abortion amendment failed.
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Florida votes on a proposal to enshrine the right to abortion
In Florida, the most populous of the 10 states to vote on abortion rights this year, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has made multiple attempts to thwart the effort.
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Abortion opponents seek to block state amendments
In more than half the states where abortion rights are expected on the ballot in 2024, there are efforts to stop those amendments before they make it to voters this November.
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Abortion bans that grant exceptions to 'save the life of the mother' are a gray area
Florida recently issued new guidance on when an abortion can be performed, but providers say it has caused even more confusion.
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Abortion in Florida will be limited to the first 6 weeks of pregnancy starting May 1
As Florida's six-week ban on abortions is set to take effect May 1, abortion providers and adoption services are trying to get ready.
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In Florida, an activist provides a safe space for transgender people
In north Florida, an activist provides services for transgender people as the state passes laws limiting transgender rights.
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A Florida activist creates safe spaces as laws and rhetoric turn against trans rights
In founding Capital Tea, Janel Diaz sought to provide the kind of services that she had needed after her transition.
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A look at the citizens initiative to expand Medicaid in Florida
Florida lawmakers have debated for a decade whether to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act. Advocates are trying to circumvent legislature and take the issue directly to voters.
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How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion
Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood.