by Florida NOW
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2026
President Julie Kent, Florida NOW, president@flnow.org
Orlando, FL — As Floridians struggle to pay their bills, keep food on the table, and navigate a health‑care system that is kicking thousands off their insurance plans, extremist lawmakers in Tallahassee are choosing to spend the very first week of the legislative session attacking our fundamental right to control our own bodies.
by Florida NOW
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2026
President Julie Kent, Florida NOW, president@flnow.org
Orlando, FL — Just over a year ago, 57 percent of Florida voters cast their ballots in support of a constitutional amendment that would have overturned the state’s near-total abortion ban and protected reproductive freedom. Despite winning a clear majority, the amendment fell just short of the 60 percent supermajority required — after Governor Ron DeSantis spent nearly $40 million in taxpayer funds campaigning against it.
by Florida NOW
Orlando, FL — The Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW) strongly condemns the administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from 66 international organizations, a sweeping move that accelerates the nation’s retreat from global cooperation at a moment when international collaboration is essential to addressing shared challenges.