Florida’s Impending Abortion Ban to Leave Care Vacuum in South

Abortion care beyond six weeks into a pregnancy will be largely unavailable in the southeastern US starting next month after the Florida high court ruled Monday that the state constitution’s right to privacy doesn’t protect abortion.

The Florida Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision allowed state officials to enforce a 15-week ban, setting the stage for a prohibition on most abortions after six weeks to go into effect May 1.

The ruling came the same day justices approved a ballot measure to go before voters in November that would establish a right to abortion before fetal viability—roughly 24 weeks of ...