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Sun Sentinel · 23h

In Florida, the majority loses. On abortion, marijuana, more | Scott Maxwell

Abortion rights got 57% support in Florida. So why did it fail? Because big business and politicians have gamed the whole amendment process, writes columnist Scott Maxwell.

Tampa Bay Times on MSN · 2d

Most voters supported marijuana, abortion. Will Florida lawmakers make any changes?

The Republican supermajority returning to Tallahassee largely voted for Florida’s current six-week ban on most abortions. Only a handful of Republicans in office endorsed recreational marijuana.

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

Florida's amendment to protect abortion rights fell short of passing by just 3% votes

Fifty-seven percent of Floridian voters wanted to protect abortion rights going up to about the 24th week of pregnancy. But a 60 percent majority is required there, so the abortion amendment failed.

Sun Sentinel · 1d

A majority of Floridians voted for abortion rights, but GOP lawmakers aren’t swayed

Supporters of Amendment 4 say the result shows voters don’t want a six-week abortion ban. But Republican lawmakers, reelected and retaining a supermajority in Tallahassee, disagree.

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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 ...

Sun Sentinel on MSN1d

What’s next for abortion access in Florida

In the days after the election, reproductive rights advocates considered next steps. Strategy discussions included everything ...

5d

Florida’s abortion Amendment 4 failed. What to know now.

Its failure means that the state’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which DeSantis signed into law last ...

4d

Amendment 4 is rejected by Florida voters, keeping state's 6-week abortion ban in place, CBS News projects

Amendment 4 has been rejected by Florida voters in the 2024 election, CBS News projects, meaning Florida's six-week abortion ...

3don MSN

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 ...

3don MSNOpinion

Editorial: Amendment 4 defeat should prompt changes to Florida's abortion ban

Gov. Ron DeSantis should amend the abortion ban's so-called safeguards to allow physicians to address life-threatening ...

Tampa Bay Times on MSN4d

Amendment 4 failed. Here’s what that means for abortion in Florida:

The Amendment 4 campaign has called Florida’s current exceptions unworkable. They ran advertisements with a doctor who said ...

Highly-Contested Abortion Ballot Initiative Fails In Florida, Preserving Six-Week Ban

Floridians rejected a measure to enshrine a constitutional right to abortion Tuesday, retaining the state’s six-week ban.

4don MSN

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 ...

The Economist5d

Florida is the first state to reject an abortion-rights measure

The measure fell short of the 60% majority required in the state. Florida’s current law will stand: it bans abortion ...

5don MSN

The Florida Governor Undone by Abortion Politics

Abortion rights are on the ballot in 10 states, but their presence looms especially large in Florida. Last year, Governor Ron ...

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