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Florida's major candidates for governor and attorney general hold sharply divided views on abortion, with Republican Byron Donalds supporting the state's six-week ban and Attorney General James Uthmeier seeking to expand restrictions including pursuing fetal personhood laws. Democrat candidates David Jolly and José Javier Rodríguez oppose the ban and have received endorsements from Florida Planned Parenthood PAC, advocating for expanded abortion access and opposing Uthmeier's policies.

Florida's six-week abortion ban, effective May 1, 2024, has caused confusion among physicians and delays in pregnancy care, including for patients not seeking abortion, according to OB-GYN Dr. Aaron Elkin in Broward County. The law's ambiguity and resulting hesitancy have contributed to increased late or no prenatal care in Florida, with the state tied for the third-highest rate nationally, and have led some Floridians to seek abortion care out of state or via telehealth despite legal restrictions.

Florida reported more than 44,000 abortions in 2025, a significant decrease from 64,854 abortions in 2024 following the implementation of a state law in May 2024 that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Of the 44,206 abortions reported in 2025, 43,920 occurred in the first trimester and 286 in the second trimester, with 181 second-trimester abortions attributed to fatal fetal abnormalities.

Florida reported 33,339 abortions through September 2025, a decrease of about one-third compared to 50,224 during the same period in 2024. This decline followed the implementation of a state law in May 2024 that largely bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.