{"id":116028,"date":"2024-10-19T18:03:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T11:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116028"},"modified":"2024-10-19T18:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T11:03:45","slug":"judge-tells-floridas-top-doctor-not-to-threaten-tv-stations-over-abortion-rights-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116028","title":{"rendered":"Judge tells Florida\u2019s top doctor not to threaten TV stations over abortion-rights ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A judge has blocked the head of Florida\u2019s state health department from taking any more action to threaten TV stations over an abortion-rights commercial they\u2019ve been airing.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Mark Walker\u2019s ruling Thursday sided with <a href=\"https:\/\/floridiansprotectingfreedom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Floridians Protecting Freedom<\/a>, the group that produced the commercial promoting a ballot measure that would add abortion rights to the state constitution if it passes in the Nov. 5 election. <\/p>\n<p>The group filed a lawsuit\u00a0earlier this week\u00a0over the state\u2019s communications with stations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33642073\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5016949152542;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-modal-image=\"33642073\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/210524869_Virus-Outbreak-Florida-Vaccines-e1729304786642.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo gestures as speaks to supporters and members of the media before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Florida\" class=\"wp-image-33642073\"\/><figcaption>U.S. District Judge Mark Walker blocked state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo from taking any more action to threaten TV stations over an abortion-rights commercial that has been on the air. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is \u2018false,\u2019\u201d the judge said in a written opinion.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cTo keep it simple for the State of Florida: it\u2019s the First Amendment, stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>State Surgeon General <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/29\/us-news\/florida-doctor-thomas-j-shakvovksy-has-license-suspended-after-removing-liver-from-william-bryan\/\">Joseph Ladapo<\/a> and John Wilson, who was then the top lawyer at the health department before resigning unexpectedly, sent a letter to TV stations on Oct. 3 telling them to stop running an FPF ad, asserting that it was false and dangerous. <\/p>\n<p>The letter also says it could be subject to criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>FPF said about 50 stations were running the ad and that most or all of them received the letter \u2014 and at least one stopped running the commercial.<\/p>\n<p>The group said the state was wrong when it claimed that assertions in the commercial were false. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33642072\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-modal-image=\"33642072\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/AP24290506465158.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Florida Gov. 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1024px\"\/><figcaption>Walker\u2019s ruling sided with the group Floridians Protecting Freedom, who produced the commercial while also promoting a ballot measure that would add abortion rights to the state constitution if it passes in the Nov. 5 election.  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The state\u2019s objection was to a woman\u2019s assertion that the abortion she received in 2022 after she was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor would not be allowed under current state law.<\/p>\n<p>The state hasn\u2019t changed its position. In a statement Thursday, a spokesperson for the health department again said that the ads are \u201cunequivocally false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The judge\u2019s order bars further action from the state until Oct. 29, when he\u2019s planning a hearing on the question.<\/p>\n<p>The ballot measure is one of nine similar ones across the country, but the campaign over it is the most expensive so far, with ads costing about $160 million, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact. <\/p>\n<p>It would require the approval of 60% of voters to be adopted and would override the state law that bans abortion in most cases after the first six weeks of pregnancy, which is before women often realize they\u2019re pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0administration of Republican Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/12\/us-news\/gov-desantis-provides-free-gas-in-florida-amid-hurricane-milton-fallout\/\">Ron DeSantis<\/a>\u00a0has taken multiple steps against the ballot measure campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/18\/us-news\/judge-tells-floridas-top-doctor-not-to-threaten-tv-stations-over-abortion-rights-ads\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judge has blocked the head of Florida\u2019s state health department from taking any more action to threaten TV stations over an abortion-rights commercial they\u2019ve been airing. 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