LatinoJustice Joins Latina and Reproductive Rights Groups in Brief to Stop Florida’s Ultra-Restrictive Anti-Abortion Law
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March 14, 2023
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LatinoJustice Joins Latina and Reproductive Rights Groups in Brief to Stop Florida’s Ultra-Restrictive Anti-Abortion Law
Brief Highlights “irreparable harm” to Florida Latinas as case to uphold block on HB 5 moves to the state’s Supreme Court
Tallahasee, Florida – LatinoJustice PRLDEF and global law firm Baker McKenzie joined the Florida Access Network, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Esperanza United, and a Florida resident identified as “A.L.” in an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief filed March 9, supporting the block on HB 5, Florida’s repressive law banning abortions in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The case, Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v. State of Florida, argues that the law violates the state constitution’s guarantee to “the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life.”
The following statement can be attributed to Francisca Fajana, Director of Racial Justice Strategy at LatinoJustice PRLDEF:
“The burdens imposed by HB 5, forcing people who seek abortions to incur extra expenses, delay care and inflicting untold emotional and mental harm, would cause irreparable harm to 1.4 million Latinas in the state, and their families. Almost half of Florida women of childbearing age are Latina, and they are 37% more likely than whites to be part of a low-income family. We hope that the Florida Supreme Court will once and for all throw out this odious law and preserve a fundamental right for Floridians to decide what is best for their families.”
LatinoJustice se une a grupos latinos y de derechos reproductivos en informe legal para detener la ley antiaborto ultrarrestrictiva de la Florida
Informe destaca el "daño irreparable" a las latinas floridianas en lo que el caso para mantener el bloqueo de HB 5 se traslada a la Corte Suprema del estado
Tallahasee, Florida – LatinoJustice PRLDEF y el bufete de abogados global Baker McKenzie se unieron a las organizaciones Florida Access Network, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Esperanza United y una residente de Florida identificada como “A.L.”, en un escrito de amicus curiae (“amigo de la corte”) presentado el 9 de marzo, apoyando el bloqueo contra la HB 5, la ley represiva de Florida que prohíbe los abortos en el estado después de las 15 semanas de embarazo.
El caso, Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v. State of Florida, argumenta que la ley viola la garantía de la constitución estatal al “derecho a la soledad y libertad de la intrusión gubernamental en la vida privada de la persona”.
La siguiente declaración se le puede atribuir a Francisca Fajana, Directora de Estrategia de Justicia Racial de LatinoJustice PRLDEF:
“Las cargas impuestas por la HB 5, obligando a las personas que buscan abortos a incurrir en gastos adicionales, retrasando la atención médica, e infligiendo un daño emocional y mental incalculable, causaría un daño irreparable a 1,4 millones de latinas en el estado y a sus familias. Casi la mitad de las mujeres en edad fértil de Florida son latinas, y tienen un 37 % más de probabilidad que las blancas de ser parte de una familia de bajos ingresos. Esperamos que la Corte Suprema de Florida de una vez por todas deseche esta odiosa ley y preserve el derecho fundamental de los floridanos a decidir qué es lo mejor para sus familias”.
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