Why didn't Florida's abortion Amendment 4 pass at 57% yes? What happens now
The fight over abortion access in Florida has hit another wall. Only 57% of voters approved expanding the state's abortion law from its new 6-week ban back to something close to what it was before the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, according to ...
Pro-lifers credit rejection of Florida's pro-abortion amendment to DeSantis' outspoken opposition
Floridians rejected the proposal to enshrine abortion into the state Constitution after they learned it would open the floodgates for taxpayer-funded abortion "at any time" and "for any reason," one pro-life advocate said.
Florida’s abortion vote and why some women feel seen: ‘Even when we win, we lose’
Florida native Jeri Cohen, 71 ... just shy of the required threshold — demonstrates a clear commitment by our communities to protect abortion access in our state," she wrote in a statement on Wednesday. "This road forward will not be easy, but our ...
Abortion failed in Florida, but succeeded across the US
TALLAHASSEE — Voters in seven states passed measures to protect abortion access on Tuesday, largely continuing the trend seen since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. Florida wasn’t one of them. Despite getting the majority of ...
Florida's six-week abortion ban to stay in place after voters reject Amendment 4
MIAMI - Florida's six-week abortion ban will remain law after voters rejected Amendment 4, a measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. The amendment failed to reach the 60% threshold needed to pass, garnering only 57% of the vote.
Florida's proposed abortion access amendment fails. The state's six-week ban remains
Florida’s ballot proposal to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution has failed. A law that bans most abortions after six weeks will remain in place. While a majority—about 57%—of Floridians voted in favor of the amendment,
Florida’s abortion amendment fails — here’s why
The state previously had a 15-week ban, but the six-week ban took effect in May. Florida’s ban has effectively shut off abortion access in the South, where neighboring states already enforce near-total abortion bans or severe restrictions. Abortion rights advocates were hoping to change that, and spent nearly $100 million on the effort.
Five states vote to protect abortion access, while efforts fail in Florida, S. Dakota
Attempts to protect access to abortion rights failed in Florida and South Dakota on Tuesday, while similar efforts in Arizona, Colorado, New York and Maryland succeeded. The controversial medical practice is on the ballot in 10 states,
Florida’s abortion-rights ballot initiative fails to pass the supermajority threshold
Voters in the Sunshine State have narrowly rejected a proposal that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state’s constitution, a first since the fall of ‘Roe.’ A ballot measure in Florida to enshrine abortion rights has failed to secure the necessary votes,
Backers of Florida abortion amendment struggle with failure despite widespread support
More than 57% of Florida voters had come out in support of a proposed constitutional amendment to end Florida’s six-week abortion ban — enough to pass in most states, just not
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What the abortion measures from Election Day mean for access in the US
Florida had become a key abortion access point for the South in the years since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision ...
Abortion access for 2 million women will be changing. Here’s how.
All but three of the proposed measures aimed at preserving or expanding abortion access passed. Measures in Florida, ...
Florida’s abortion rights amendment fails despite getting 57% of the vote
Florida’s voters were asked whether the state’s constitution should say that “no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or ...
7 states vote to protect abortion rights, while efforts to expand access in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota fail
More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an ...
Abortion rights won in seven states — but a Trump presidency makes them vulnerable
A second Trump presidency and mixed results in abortion ballot measures and state supreme court races suggest access will ...