Department of Health sends cease and desist letter to TV station over abortion ad
The Department of Health (DOH) has fired off a cease and desist letter to WCJB-TV and other stations for airing pro-Amendment 4 advertisements.
Abortion rights advocates say the move is the state’s latest abuse of power to try to defeat the upcoming ballot initiative.
The advertisement in question: A woman with brain cancer is shown in a 30-second ad describing how she found out she had a brain tumor while pregnant with her second child.
“The doctors knew that if I did not end my pregnancy, I would lose my baby. I would lose my life. And my daughter would lose her mom. Florida has now banned abortion even in cases like mine. Amendment 4 is going to protect women like me. We have to vote ‘yes...
