Ruth Santana | Staff writer Election season is here and to kick things off, Florida is trying to criminalize TV stations running pro-abortion ads. Cease and desist letters from Florida’s Department of Health were sent out on Oct. 3 to multiple TV stations running an ad supporting Amendment 4, stating they violated Florida’s “sanitary nuisance” […]
Conor Moore | Staff Writer Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at FIU as part of the “Fight for our Freedoms College Tour”, in order to stir young people into the voting spirit, as well as discussing some of the most pressing issues facing American society today, such as abortion, gun violence and the right to […]
Jonathan Casaverde-Maimon / Contributing Writer A Florida judge has announced his intent to temporarily block Florida House Bill No.5. FHB5, which will still take effect July 1, bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and holds no exception for cases of rape or incest. The block, granted by Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper […]
Samuel Larreal, Julian Davis and Michael McEwen / PantherNOW Staff On Monday, June 27, FIU students and members of the community protested against the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, which effectively revoked the constitutional right to access an abortion. The decision places the burden of abortion legislation on state governments. As many […]
Francine Canelo/ Entertainment Director It took me six months to get the copper IUD and my body rejected it within a month. I’m terrified knowing that my options for birth control are becoming more limited as the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last Friday. I watched dumbstruck from the sidelines as my own journey […]
By Mariantonia Mejia/ Contributing writer Most Colombian citizens who chose to have abortions before March 2022 faced anywhere from one to three years in prison. As laws continue to evolve, predominantly conservative countries are leaving the U.S. in the dust in terms of reproductive rights. With anti-abortion activists working around the clock to overturn Roe […]
Alba Rosa/ Staff Writer The famed HB 5, the bill banning abortion after fifteen weeks of pregnancy, will soon be on top of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s. He said he’ll sign the “warranted” bill, and women across Florida will face the terrifying consequences. If the bill is approved, pregnant women have about four months to decide […]
Julia Gomez/Assistant Opinion Director Florida filed a heartbeat bill like the one in Texas. It prevents people from getting an abortion after they’re six weeks pregnant. But, if Florida’s legislators think they can scare me into being a mom, they’re very wrong. People mess up. The condom breaks, you forget to take the pill one […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Former US Sen. Jeff Flake, R-AZ, once referred to Trump rallies as the “spasms of a dying party.” But even if the GOP is not on its way out the door, its leaders seem aware of, and caught in, this conundrum. Texas, the Republicans’ largest state, has charged towards right-wing authoritarian politics […]
Julia Gomez/Staff Writer Lately, state governments have been taking away women’s reproductive rights. Focusing on school and building your career should not be impeded by an unwanted pregnancy. FIU students need to know their rights and know how to protect them. Having easy access to birth control is key to lowering the rate of abortion. […]
Cory Fairfield/Guest Columnist I would like first to say that my opinion, like that of PantherNOW’s editorial board, represents only one of many perspectives around the discussion of abortion. Everything from the environment that we are raised in, to our biological gender, our relationship status and the experiences that we’ve had throughout our lives has […]
If you stepped foot outside the Graham Center atrium on Monday, you may have seen the signs on the GC lawns depicting aborted fetuses in gruesome detail. “Abortion is the #1 cause of human death in America,” read one of the signs, along with questions like, “who gets human rights?” Juxtaposed against the blood and […]
