Show Notes
Andrew discusses Amendment 4, which would put the right to abortion in the Florida Constitution through viability without limits and after viability with some limits.
Overview
What would the initiative do?
The initiative would provide a constitutional right to abortion before viability or when "necessary to protect the patient's health, as determined by the patient's healthcare provider."
The following language would be added to the state constitution: "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."
The initiative would not change the state legislature's authority to enact a law requiring the parents of a minor to be notified if their child is seeking an abortion, with exceptions that can be attained through a judicial waiver.
Good Resource: https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_4,_Right_to_Abortion_Initiative_(2024)
