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Florida threatens news stations over ad in favor of abortion rights measure
FCC chair condemns state health department for sending cease-and-desists over spot supporting abortion rights
The Florida health department has fired off cease-and-desist letters to local news stations over an advertisement urging people to vote in favor of a ballot measure that would expand abortion rights in the state.
In the ad, a woman identified as Caroline from Tampa, Florida, talks about being diagnosed with brain cancer while pregnant. The state currently bans abortion past roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
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