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Outgoing state Rep. Charles Van Zant can’t run for re-election this year because of term limits, but the socially conservative incumbent’s shadow looms over the race to replace him. That’s in large part because one of the candidates hoping to take his seat is his wife, Katherine Van Zant. Both …

A new Florida law could block public funding for planned parenthood and increase inspection requirements for clinics. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued his ruling just hours before the law passed.

Florida abortion providers are breathing sighs of relief following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday striking down a Texas law that would have greatly limited access to legal abortion in that state.

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, an Orlando Democrat, and U.S. Rep. David Jolly debated Monday night. Both are vying for Sen. Marco Rubio's open Senate seat.

The Florida Supreme Court temporarily blocked a state law that requires women to wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion.

A key federal health agency on Tuesday notified Florida and other states that they may not ban Medicaid funding for family-planning services at clinics that also offer elective abortions.

After a new abortion law was signed by Gov. Rick Scott Friday, the state Agency for Health Care Administration has dismissed cases alleging Planned Parenthood clinics performed second-trimester abortions without proper licenses. The clinics, however, said they had not performed any illegal procedures and the agency used a shifting definition of what constitutes the first trimester of pregnancy to bring the allegations.

The bill prohibits state money for any service by an organization that also provides abortions. It will affect half a dozen clinics, including Planned Parenthood facilities that serve the poor under Medicaid and other federal programs.