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Nearly 30% of Florida women don’t know what the state’s abortion restrictions are, says survey
Despite the gaps in knowledge, 72% of women surveyed responded that they think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect three months ago, but 29% of women remain unsure about the legality of abortion in the state, according to a new survey from KFF, a health policy research and news organization. Knowledge about Florida’s abortion restrictions is critical because voters will decide in November whether they want to protect access to the procedure up to viability (considered to be around 24 weeks).
