The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a stay on a law requiring a 24-hour delay for women seeking abortions, finding the law infringes on women’s right to privacy.
The decision reversed a First District Court of Appeal ruling that required those challenging the law to prove the delay significantly restricted the right to privacy. Any law that implicates Florida’s right to privacy is subject to strict scrutiny and therefore presumptively unconstitutional, the 4-2 majority found.
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