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Florida Amendment 4 [1] was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 5, 2024. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Through a statewide referendum , the amendment achieved 57% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida , short of the 60% supermajority required by law.
Despite receiving 57.1% of votes, Amendment 4 did not achieve the 60% threshold needed to pass. It saw 5,754,423 votes in total. Abortion was on the ballot in 10 states.
Amendment 4 - Abortion Access "AMENDMENT TO LIMIT GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE WITH ABORTION: No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect ...
Claim: Amendment 4 would protect a woman’s decision to have an abortion This is true. Amendment 4 would end restrictions on abortions before a fetus could survive outside of the uterus.
Florida's first abortion law was implemented in 1868, lasting until 1972; it stated: [8] [9] Abortion: Every person who shall administer to any woman pregnant with a quick child any medicine, drug or substance whatever, or shall use or employ any instrument or other means, with intent thereby to destroy such child, unless the same shall have been necessary to preserve the life of such mother ...
Here's a short description of each amendment, whether they passed or failed and what weed and abortion laws are like in Florida. Amendment 1 - Partisan School Board Members - FAILED
Amendment 4 fell short of passage, winning 57.2% of the vote. Florida law requires a 60% majority for an amendment to pass. ... Editorial: Florida's abortion law needs to protect women. Here's how ...
Abortion-rights and anti-abortion activists voice their opinions outside the Florida Supreme Court after the Court heard arguments on the proposed abortion amendment Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.