Vote NO on Florida Amendment 4
Florida approved multiple ballot measures, including Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024).
The text of the Amendment reads: “Except as provided in Article X, Section 22, no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.” (Emphasis added)
“Healthcare provider” is left undefined. This means anyone could be considered a “healthcare provider” – even the medical assistant at the abortion clinic or Planned Parenthood.
“Viability” is also undefined and completely open to interpretation. According to ACOG “Clinicians most commonly focus on the periviable period, which refers to weeks 20 through 25 and 6 days of a pregnancy.”
However, the second clause in the Amendment starting with the tiny but massively significant word ‘or’ can completely override viability.
This law would effectively allow completely unrestricted abortion as any “healthcare provider” would have full discretion in determining the abortion is “necessary to protect the patient’s health.”
Make no mistake about it, if this Amendment passes, it would enshrine a constitutional right to abortion in Florida, as is evident from the title of the Amendment.
If you’re still on the fence, see the details for yourself at Ballotpedia.org.
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