Florida abortion amendment fails, 6-week ban to stay in place
A Florida amendment that would have enshrined abortion protections in the constitution failed Tuesday, leaving in place Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Amendment 4 got about 57% of the vote, a majority, but not enough to meet Florida’s high bar of 60% required for amendment adoption.
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.
DeSantis and opponents to Amendment 4 argued the ballot measure's authors are "lying" to Floridians, and words used, like "health care provider" and "viability" leave too much room for "outsiders" and ...
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed victory on Tuesday evening over the defeat of two amendments that would have, ...
With the results, DeSantis can say for the second election cycle in a row that Florida bucked national trends, this time ...
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DeSantis’ Dirty Tricks Pay Off as Florida Abortion Measure FailsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis expended huge amounts of effort and political capital in an effort to tank the measure, after ...
DeSantis was first elected in 2018 and began his term in office on Jan. 8, 2019. He was re-elected by a landslide in 2022. He ...
Joe Gruters of Sarasota, a former Florida Republican Party chair who supports Trump. Gruters said he opposes the abortion ...
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