Florida Supreme Court to hear challenge to 15-week abortion limit

The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to hear a legal challenge to the state law that restricts access to abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has indicated that he’ll wait for court challenges to play out before pursuing further abortion curbs, the Washington Examiner reported.

Florida’s high court agreed to take up the lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other abortion providers in the state. However, the justices did not agree to temporarily block the law while the legal challenge plays out.

[The refusal to grant a TRO may be telling. That failed as only one justice supported it, claiming that the plaintiffs “met the exacting burden required.” The rest of the justices must have concluded that there was not a likelihood of the plaintiffs prevailing on the merits. Still, this bears watching. — Ed]