recent polls released by new york times And Siena College found that a ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion in Florida's constitution has less support than it needs to pass.
measures called Amendment No. 4, The law prohibits states from restricting abortions before viability, after approximately 24 weeks of pregnancy, or later “if, in the judgment of the patient's health care provider, it is necessary to protect the health of the patient.” are.
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It is written like this.
No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the health of the patient in accordance with the judgment of the patient's health care provider. This amendment does not change Congress' constitutional authority to require parents or guardians to be notified before a minor obtains an abortion.
If Florida voters pass the measure with at least 60 percent support in November, the abortion amendment would override the state's policy. 6 week limit And it essentially creates a permanent right to abortion in the state that can only be revoked by another ballot measure or a difficult legal battle.
The poll, conducted from September 29 to October 6, found that 46% of 622 likely Florida voters said they planned to vote for the amendment, while 38% said they planned to vote against it. It turned out that he was planning to invest. 16% said they were undecided or refused to answer. But voters in this category are “twice as likely to support former President Donald J. Trump as presidential candidate than to support Vice President Kamala Harris.” times reported of public opinion polls. The margin of error is ±4.8 percentage points.
Voting measures are particularly effective as attack vectors because they are essentially irreversible. Ballot measures change the state constitution, supersede laws passed by the state Legislature, and can only be overturned by another ballot measure. These measures are typically supported by well-funded left-wing organizations and affiliates such as Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, out-of-state underground finance groups, and billionaires with eugenicist leanings. expenditure The number of pro-life organizations will double or triple.
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Every pro-abortion ballot measure since fall 2019 egg It was successful. Kansan during the 2022 special election. rejected The ballot measure established that the state constitution does not include a right to abortion. In the 2022 midterm elections, voters will California, michiganand vermont state Abortion was codified into the constitution. At the same time, voters in Montana rejected This was a ballot measure that gave rights to babies born alive after failed abortions. Kentucky voters too rejected Amendments similar to those in Kansas. Last November, people in Ohio also I voted Codifying the purported right to abortion into the state constitution through Title I.
but, times It points out that none of these abortion measures have approval ratings above 60% in any state. The state with the highest total approval rating was Kansas in 2022, with an approval rating of 58.97 percent.
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Various opinion polls over the past few months have shown that this amendment has been defeated or passed by narrow margins, often within the margin of error (see here) here, here, here, here, here, hereand here).
The Florida Republican Party is officially opposed The amendment argues that Amendment 4, like Amendment 3 related to recreational marijuana, is too extreme for states. Party Chairman Evan Power said:
Floridians are confident that Congress has passed laws that reflect Florida's priorities. The 3rd and 4th Amendments are an unnecessary threat to a growing minority of voters who know that the only way to gain support for their radical policies is to confuse and mislead voters. It's an attempt.
Additionally, the Florida Republican Party supports the Legislature's desire to make school board elections partisan, create constitutional rights to hunt and fish, and eliminate taxpayer burden of campaign financing. .
The Florida Democratic Party is a dead carcass by the wayside, but outside dark financial groups are trying to spread far-left ideology by confusing Florida voters. The Florida Republican Party is ready to correct the record and defeat the radical left while enshrining more rights for citizens in the Constitution.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) also opposes the amendment. I'm saying It “threats women's safety.” AHCA warned that the bill's vague language could overturn at least 20 abortion-related laws, including parental consent, if passed.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) also spoken outside opposed to the abortion amendment; said It is “written in a manner deliberately designed to deceive voters.”
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
