Florida’s 15-week abortion law is unconstitutional, judge rules

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Leon County judge ruled that Florida’s 15-week abortion law is unconstitutional under the state constitution.

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The judge issued a temporary statewide injunction, but the injunction won’t come on Thursday.

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Judge John Cooper cited Section 23, “Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life except as otherwise provided herein.”

Cooper said that the federal standard is not the same as the Florida standard.

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He said the state has failed to show a “compelling state interest.”

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