Congressman Maxwell Frost Calls on Florida Supreme Court to Uphold State Constitution Privacy Clause, Protect Access to Abortion
ORLANDO, FL — Today, after the Florida Supreme Court concluded oral arguments on the constitutionality of Governor Ron DeSantis’s 15-week abortion ban, Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) called on the court to uphold the Florida Consitution’s privacy clause and protect Floridians right to safe abortions and reproductive care.
In 1989, the Court ruled in a historic decision that the privacy provision encompasses a right to decide whether to end a pregnancy before viability. Congressman Frost is calling on the majority DeSantis-appointed court to uphold that precedent.
In a statement, Rep. Frost says:
“Governor Ron DeSantis and his extremists lapdogs in the Florida Legislature have no right to interfere in the personal and private lives of Florida women and people of reproductive age.
“The legislature’s 15-week abortion ban and subsequent 6-week abortion ban are radical attempts to control Floridian’s bodies and healthcare decisions.
“But let’s be clear that the decision to seek a medical abortion is one that a person only needs to make in consultation with their doctor and themselves, not Ron DeSantis or the State of Florida.
“The State Constitution includes a critical privacy clause that keeps us free of government intrusion in our private lives, which the court has previously ruled includes the right to an abortion. Our Florida Supreme Court Justices must uphold their oath to protect and defend our constitutional rights, and as such, the right to safe abortion and reproductive care in Florida.”
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