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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.
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 ...
There is a privacy clause in the Constitution of Florida, and the Supreme Court of Florida had in 1989 ruled that it protected a right to abortion in the state. The Florida Legislature outlawed abortion after 15 weeks in 2022, and the court declined to stay that law as challenges to it made their way through the Florida legal system.
Laurel Worm, a 65-year old Palm Beach resident, said she backs the push to add abortion protections to the Florida Constitution. "Bodily autonomy is a basic human right," she said. "I'm appalled ...
This year, there's several proposed constitutional amendments, which Floridians must approve by at least 60% to become law of the land. Florida's 2024 constitutional amendments: What voters need ...
Repeal Proposition 8 and the states Constitutional Amendment against same-sex marriage by declaring that a "right to marry is a fundamental right" in the California Constitution. [8] Nov 5 >50% 9,477,435 62.62%: 5,658,187 37.38% Legislature: Failed Proposition 6
Dual rulings by the Florida Supreme Court affirm an abortion ban for now but would let voters secure reproductive rights in the state constitution.