"We're going to ensure that our voices are heard," says Charo Valero, of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, who spoke with Floricua on the importance of keeping up the work to provide the healthcare women need after the defeat of Amendment 4.
Proponents of Amendment 4 are calling DeSantis’ attempts to change the citizen-led constitutional amendment process “an attack on democracy itself."
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote "abortion pill reversal," a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.
The measure faced strong opposition from DeSantis, who used tactics such as using taxpayer funds to run ads that opposed the amendment
If it passes with at least 60% of the vote, Amendment 4 will overturn Florida's extreme six-week abortion ban and enshrine the right to abortion until viability in the state Constitution.
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
As the fight to enshrine abortion rights in the Sunshine State's Constitution continues, a national group works to secure reproductive rights on the federal level.
As the November elections approach, anti-abortion advocates are working to defeat the citizen-led initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Extreme abortion bans lead to not only negative health care outcomes, "but also deaths amongst pregnant women," says Geeta Minocha, an advocate for reproductive rights who is fighting to help pass Florida's Amendment 4.
As Florida voters appear to support passing Amendment 4 to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution, the DeSantis administration has escalated its attempts to thwart the measure's passage.
