FL Abortion Petition Has Enough Names To Make Ballot

Miami’s PBS affiliate reports:

Groups behind the push to put abortion rights on the Florida ballot next year have reached a major milestone: They believe they have collected all the signatures needed to put it to a vote. The petition aims to place a state constitutional amendment to protect the right to an abortion on the 2024 ballot.

It would protect abortion rights in Florida up to about 24 weeks of pregnancy, which is generally when a fetus is considered viable. This was the previous standard used in Florida, until the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade was struck down last year, reversing nearly five decades of national abortion rights protections.

The Florida Supreme Court still has to approve the language of the ballot measure, an effort being challenged by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. Moody’s office typically challenges citizen-led efforts to put questions on the ballot.

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Thanks to everyone that signed the petition to protect abortion, we’re about to see it on our ballots next year! 🫡

Now that you signed, we’ll need to convince folks to turn out to vote for protect reproductive freedom. Join us for our 2024 strategy call: https://t.co/SN0ISgURIt https://t.co/rl0ScNDyul

— People Power for Florida (@PeoplePowerFLA) December 19, 2023