This was 13 years ago — things have only gotten worse. North Florida, specifically Jacksonville, is more like Southern Georgia. It’s conservative. Anti-abortion sentiment has always been a reality here. I think it has a lot to do with the states surrounding it. Local legislators want to emulate some of these other states; that’s where the erosion of abortion rights has really happened. We’re lucky as Floridians to have a state constitutional protection for abortion, so it’s still legal in Florida, but we’re the only state in the south where it will be, so more people will be coming here for abortion. This is where abortion funds like Florida Access Network (FAN), where I am co-executive director, will come in.
