Bans Off Our Bodies Florida: Region 20

It looks like our biased commissioners in good ol Lee County plan to discourage voters and misrepresent our amendment. From a quick read of the article, it looks like they are standing on the same ground moody and her cronies did at the FL Supreme Court. That the language is vague and misleading. As we know this is ridiculous and we proved how ridiculous when we beat that in the FLSC with a very simple statement "Floridians are perfectly competent and capable of understanding this simple language and understanding what they're voting for. We aren't stupid."
I'm looking for anyone who can show up to this meeting, as we know it is held during normal business hours Sept 3rd @ 930. If you're able to attend please comment. Let's show up and show them that they are the minority in this dystopian view.

ALERT! Lee County commissioners to consider anti-Amendment 4 resolution at Sept. 3 meeting The men of the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, Fla. From the left: Chair Mike Greenwell (R-District 5), Brian Hamman (R-District 4), Cecil Pendergrass (R-District 2), Ray Sandelli (R-D…

Make a note and use your vote. These 2 are ANTI FREEDOM and we need to remember that come november. Vote them out.

From the article :
"You probably know by now that you’ll be asked to vote this fall on the biggest reproductive-rights issue in Florida history.

The ballot question essentially asks voters one thing: Do you believe government should be able to impose restrictions and criminal penalties on abortion? It doesn’t get into the nitty-gritty of which limits you might prefer — just the overarching question of whether you believe politicians should make that decision for women.

It’s a pretty basic concept. And the people who wanted Floridians to answer that question followed all the rules to get it on the ballot. Yet they almost didn’t succeed.

While the majority of justices on Florida’s very conservative Supreme Court ruled that citizens clearly have a right to vote on this issue, three tried to deny you that right. The decision was a 4-3 split.

The three justices who tried to block the vote are all new and relatively inexperienced. And interestingly, two of them will have their own names on the ballot this fall — and need your permission to keep their seats.

That’s because Florida has something called “merit retention” for judges. It’s Florida’s version of checks and balances. Governors appoint Supreme Court justices. But Floridians get to decide whether those judges keep their seats in the first election cycle after they’re appointed.

That means the fate of the two newest justices, Renatha Francis and Meredith Sasso, will be decided this fall. Both have been on the bench less than two years. Both tried to block the abortion vote, as well as the statewide vote recreational ma*****na. And both have careers marked by controversy."

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/03/florida-supreme-court-justices-merit-retention-abortion-maxwell/

From the article:: https://share.newsbreak.com/67tg2tbt

Florida Republicans say an effort to allow expecting parents to collect damages in a wrongful death suit of an unborn child wouldn’t apply to frozen embryos created from in vitro fertilization (IVF), but abortion-rights advocates say that the plan would reduce access to reproductive health care.

A Friday ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court categorizing frozen embryos as children could leave fertility clinics vulnerable to wrongful death suits, according to Florida Phoenix partner publication Alabama Reflector. Meanwhile, the Florida Legislature is contemplating proposals, HB 651 and SB 476 , permitting suits to recover damages for the wrongful death of fetuses at any stage of development in the womb, even if the fetus wouldn’t have been able to survive outside of the womb.

“I’m not afraid or shy away from a discussion on abortion, or the value of life, or the overarching theme of personhood, or taking a hard look at protections for IVF and embryos, but none of that is what this bill is about,” said Republican Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka of Lee County. She’s the House sponsor of the proposal. “It’s very narrow in nature. It’s about the mother. It’s about the father. It’s about the value of the life of an unborn child, and it’s about a real loss. Not a loss that was spontaneous or that just happened, but a loss that was caused by the wrong duty of another person.”

Abortion-rights advocates slam bill establishing personhood at conception in wrongful death suits

So far, the bills have mostly been approved on party lines in committee hearings. Wednesday’s House committee hearing was not the exception. All seven Democrats in the Judiciary Committee voted against the proposal, citing concerns about how it would establish personhood at conception and potentially harm IVF, healthcare workers and women seeking abortions.

“We synthesize that there is no exception for abortion in the bill because the bill sponsors said it’s unnecessary. We also synthesize that there’s no protection for practitioners, and put all those things together, there is not an unintended consequence. There is a consequence,” Orange County Democratic Rep. Lavon Bracy Davis said during the committee hearing. “I’m gonna go ahead and say the quiet part out loud: This bill is a backdoor to further reduce access to reproductive health care.”

Definition of an unborn child

The proposals define an “unborn child” as “a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.” This is the same definition in the criminal penalties related to the death of an “unborn child.” The requirement for the fetus to be carried in the womb leaves IVF out of the scope of the bill, Persons-Mulicka said. Brevard County Republican Rep. Thad Altman called the definition balanced.

But for some like Andrew Shirvell, the founder of Florida Voice for the Unborn, the bill doesn’t go far enough to protect fetuses.

“There are hundreds of thousands of unborn children that are frozen as human embryos in this country including tens of thousands in Florida. We need to expand the definition. This definition in the amendment is too narrow,” he said.

Persons-Mulicka and the Senate sponsor of the bill, Republican Erin Grall, also sponsored the 15-week abortion ban in effect in Florida and the six-week abortion ban that would go into effect if the Florida Supreme Court upholds the 15-week ban.

The justices are deliberating whether they will allow a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion access in the Florida Constitution to appear on the ballot in November. Both Persons-Mulicka and Grall have also insisted that their bills couldn’t be used against someone who gets an abortion allowed under Florida law.

Potential consequences

Although the pregnant person can’t be sued under the bill, there are no such protections for healthcare workers or others aiding someone get an abortion. Abortion-rights advocates criticized that aspect of the bill, saying it would make it harder for someone to get an abortion, even when medically necessary.

Kara Gross, ACLU

“What this deceptive bill does is completely different from what have we heard from the sponsor. The intent is to intimidate healthcare providers and make them fearful of providing abortion care by threatening them with lawsuits. This will lead to doctors denying necessary health care and will increase the likelihood of pregnancy complications not being timely addressed for fear of being sued,” said Kara Gross, senior policy counsel at the ACLU of Florida.

Additionally, opponents of the bill also said it could heighten the shortage of healthcare workers in the state. By 2035, Florida could have a projected shortfall of about 500 OBGYNs, according to a 2021 workforce analysis from IHS Markit.

Ultimately, the bill contributes to a climate of fear along with other bills that have come out of the Legislature in recent years, said Democratic Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson of Alachua and Marion counties.

“Since I’ve been here, legislation of the legislation that has been passed, in my opinion and others’, create a climate. The entire state of Florida is in fear. They are in fear. That’s why we have a shortage of laborers. We’re about to have a shortage of doctors,” she said during the committee hearing.

She continued: “Men are in control. They’re in control of planting the seed. If they didn’t plan the seed we wouldn’t be here. Lack of s*x education is definitely a problem. We should be having s*x education. If you really don’t want abortion teach men and women how to keep from getting pregnant.”

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We did it! As of today, the Division of Elections is reporting that has 910,946 verified signatures meeting the threshold, enough to qualify for the 2024 election! What a huge milestone for abortion access in our state!

Petition update for SWFL area ::
Woo-hoo CD17!! We are packing up our clipboards in Charlotte County. Our district is no longer of focus (((which means we kicked ass getting abortion on the ballot charlotte county!!))) However, plenty of work still lies ahead! Manatee and South Hillsborough counties are still in the danger zone. They need more help here!

Click on the first link that says events to sign up to volunteer getting petitions signed! This is crunch time especially for our congressional district. We are CD 17.

https://linktr.ee/bansoffourbodiesflorida

All we want for Xmas is reproductive rights. ❤️💚

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We're still out here petition collecting to get abortion access on the ballot. Every week we come out to conservative counties and provide the opportunity for floridians to have their voices heard. This is our final stretch!! Every petition counts and we got 73 this morning and have plans to be at several other events in swfl this month. This is the final stretch!! Go to our link tree https://linktr.ee/bansoffourbodiesflorida for the Floridians Protecting Freedom website where they have a list of events u can participate in either collecting, supporting or to sign urself!

Indivisible action SWFL is putting on an event focusing on the ballot initiative. There will be supplies, speakers and plenty of information.
We hope to see you there, we have 1 month left to get abortion on the ballot !!!

Let’s put abortion on the ballot! It’s all hands on deck as the end of the year draws near. Here are some great local Charlotte/south Sarasota events to collect signatures. Go to the FPF website and click on “Events” to sign up.

Debi Lux we are still waiting for YOU to speak on ur own behalf on your stance for bodily autonomy for women. Your supporters and those campaigning for you continue to speak for you.
More of Debi Lux supporters continue to hold public, disgusting conversations condemning women all while wearing your name.
The people of punta gorda deserve to know who they are voting for. When will u answer the question?

33 petitions collected today in Punta Gorda. Lots of campaigning for local government, no answer from Debi Lux on her support of the misogynistic men she has representing her.

We are putting abortion on the ballot.

Debi lux, we are still waiting for your answer?
The people of punta gorda need to know who they are supporting. A woman against women? Or a champion for woman? This is a side that needs to be taken... kind of like your supporters wanted local law enforcement to do.

Ill continue to say that we are so thankful for our local LEO who never give us an issue as we are always operating within the laws and our constitutional rights.

The annual 40 Days for Life vigil begins this week. Here are some "campaigns" they advertise for our area.
I hope they've heard about us and know that they will not comfortably set up anywhere around here. According to this website they have a "vigil" location planned at the walgreens on edgewater.

Vigil Locations Search Find a 40 days for life vigil location to be a part of.

Today was a tough one down at the Punta Gorda Farmers Market. We had quite a few men getting in our spaces and yelling, some even pulling up their cars and revving their engines trying to intimate us.

But the real kicker are the Debi Lux supporters.
A misogynistic entitled man repping Debi lux gear (pictured below in the cream hat and glasses on the right) lobbying and campaigning for her. I was unable to video his little show but he went on with the usual "close ur legs so u don't have to kill ur baby" statements, taking pics and videos of us. I told him to go away and leave us alone so he continued to get loud and aggressive... yall already know I match energy. He ended up by the Charlotte county republican tent. They called the police, wasting their time, but ofcourse the police have to respond to the call. They just observed that we are abiding by the laws and are operating well within our rights and they left without bugging us. I'm so thankful to have never had a problem with our local police department.

But since Dr. Debi Lux is running for a Punta Gorda city government position, I think she has a few big questions she needs to answer. Do you share the same beliefs of these supporters you have lobbying for you? Do you condone this behavior under your name? Does this man represent you accurately?

Charlotte county wants to know.

Gues who will be at the PG farmers market again this Saturday? US !!
Come on down and sign the ballot initiative to stop government interference with Abortion.

We got 63 petitions signed at the PG farmers market this morning.

Thank you so much Emmie Reed for coming from St. Pete to do this with me. Help me put some gas in emmies tank. https://cash.app/$BOOBFL
We are ganna be in Charlotte and Lee County alot for the next several months. Visibility is important !
Have you signed the petition ?

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Are you a registered voter in FL and want Abortion access? Print, sign and mail this petition! We are getting Abortion on the ballot with your help!!



https://floridiansprotectingfreedom.com/petiton/?fbclid=IwAR04qOWJf9-K-SgyMGA-DNNpfmGfP_UMah0gGm8rC3xB5mdMVa8q3YFLqpI

Sign the petition to put abortion on the ballot! All Floridians deserve the freedom to make personal medical decisions, free of government intrusion.

We represented our cause at the Florida Democratic Party 's Stand United Rally.
Emmie Reed Emily Kasten Staphany Miro

STAND UNITED!!!!!
We've been screaming for equality and liberty. We've worked towards UNITY amongst ALL Americans oppressed by a government gone out of control.
Join us in Tampa as we stand in solidarity with a phenomenal group of warriors!!!!
Bans Off Our Bodies Florida will be represented by our phenomenal leaders with Staphany Miro speaking as a guest.
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Register here🔗

Stand United Rally · Florida Democratic Party Florida - will you join the fight for freedom, justice, and equality? This legislative session has made our state more dangerous and less free. From permitless carry and bans on reproductive rights to attacks on our public education and diversity initiatives - we must fight back with one strong voic...

They always chose the most unflattering of pictures and the article is not exactly 100% accurate to all of my verbiage but.... I'm so happy that my little counties newspaper is covering this issue for a 2nd time since the overturn of Roe. The author of this article has also requested I do a table to her local women's health event.
We are the resistance!!!

Abortion ban leaves many questions Longtime Port Charlotte activist Staphany Miro told lawmakers in Tallahassee they weren’t doctors, but civil servants making ignorant abortion laws that will impact an entire demographic of women in Florida.

10HR PROTEST IN FORT MEYERS TOMORROW INFRONT OF THE OFFICE OF THE WOMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR HB7 NEAR TOTAL ABORTION BAN.