The ruling now allows states to ban abortions. It is expected to lead to bans in about half of the states in the country.
Issued in 1973, the Supreme Court’s opinion in Roe v. Wade overturned a Texas state law that banned most abortions under the premise that such bans were unconstitutional.
Sponsors of the bill said they chose the 15-week threshold because it’s the same time frame as an abortion ban passed by the state of Mississippi.
The bill also clarifies the term “gestation” to provide a more commonly understood and medically acceptable measurement of development, and expands programs to reduce fetal and infant deaths.
Attorneys in the state are fighting an attempt to block the bill, which is slated to take effect on July 1.
Lawyers in Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office filed a 29-page document Monday urging Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper to reject a request by abortion clinics and a doctor for a temporary injunction against the limit.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Abortion rights demonstrator reacts outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, June 24, 2022. A deeply divided Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, issuing a historic ruling likely to render the procedure largely illegal in half the country. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Pro-life activists hug outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Abortion rights demonstrator outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, June 24, 2022. A deeply divided Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, issuing a historic ruling likely to render the procedure largely illegal in half the country. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Pro-life supporters celebrate outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Abortion-rights activists react to the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Court's decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health overturns the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erases a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade TOPSHOT - Pro-life supporters hug outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade A pro-life supporter reacts outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Pro-life supporters hug outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade A pro-choice supporters cries outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Pro-life supporters celebrate outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Abortion-rights activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Abortion rights demonstrator reacts outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, June 24, 2022. A deeply divided Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, issuing a historic ruling likely to render the procedure largely illegal in half the country. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Anti-abortion demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, June 24, 2022. A deeply divided Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, issuing a historic ruling likely to render the procedure largely illegal in half the country. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Abortion rights demonstrators react outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, June 24, 2022. A deeply divided Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, issuing a historic ruling likely to render the procedure largely illegal in half the country. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Anti-abortion demonstrator hug outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade Abortion rights demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, June 24, 2022. A deeply divided Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, issuing a historic ruling likely to render the procedure largely illegal in half the country. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade People protest about abortion, Friday, June 24, 2022, outside the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber/AP)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade FILE - Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File) (Erin Schaff/AP)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 23 Abortion rights and anti abortion protesters gathered in the rain outside the US Supreme Court on June 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Both sides are awaiting a decision on the landmark Roe v. Wade case but none was issued on Thursday. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade The Supreme Court, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber/AP)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade The Supreme Court, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber/AP)
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade The Supreme Court, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber/AP)
The judge will hear arguments on June 27. The case could ultimately test whether a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution will protect abortion rights in the future, the News Service of Florida reported. The temporary-injunction arguments also show differences in issues such as fetal development and viability.
We are waiting to hear from DeSantis to see if the state is planning to seek further abortion constraints in the post-Roe v. Wade era.
Channel 9 will continue to monitor the ruling throughout the day. Check back and watch Channel 9 Eyewitness News for updates.
The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.
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