Abortions in Florida two years after six-week ban, maternal mortality, a Parkinson's pesticide link, weekly news briefing
From The Florida Roundup by WLRN News & WUSF
May 8, 2026 · 49 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of Florida's six-week abortion ban, maternal mortality data, links between pesticides and Parkinson's Disease, and includes a news briefing.
This week on the Florida Roundup, we took a look at Florida two years after the state enacted its six-week abortion ban. We talked with OB-GYN Dr. Aaron Elkin about how his practice has changed and how patient care is affected (3:11). We also spoke with Kate Payne of The Florida Trib about how her reporting into the state’s maternal mortality committee led to the release of years of missing data (11:15). Then, we discussed an investigation by a team of student journalists at the University of Florida examining the links between chemical exposure and Parkinson’s Disease (19:23). And, PolitiFact’s Samantha Putterman joined us to fact-check a recent claim from Governor Ron DeSantis about redistricting (41:30). And later, a roundup of news from across the state including Florida’s largest teachers union filing a lawsuit against the Department of Education (45:45).
People in this episode
Guests: Dr. Aaron Elkin, Kate Payne, Samantha Putterman
Topics covered
- abortion ban
- maternal mortality
- Parkinson's Disease
- chemical exposure
- redistricting
- Florida news
Keywords
- Florida
- abortion
- maternal mortality
- Parkinson's
- chemical exposure
- redistricting
- news briefing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Florida Trib, University of Florida
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