{"id":294753,"date":"2023-07-16T13:45:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=294753"},"modified":"2023-07-14T16:27:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T21:27:49","slug":"florida-cash-pro-abortion-groups-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/florida-cash-pro-abortion-groups-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida campaign gets major cash from two pro-abortion groups to put abortion ‘right’ on ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A pro-abortion group in Florida raised<\/a> nearly $2 million in June as part of a campaign to get a proposed state constitutional amendment to define abortion as a “right” on the 2024 ballot. Some of the largest donations came from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood organizations.<\/p>\n

A report released from the Florida Department of State’s Division of Elections<\/a> shows the group, Floridians Protecting Freedom, received $1.942 million in June alone, bringing the total number of donations to approximately $4.719 million since the group was formed in April.<\/p>\n

The group claims to have already spent $4.59 million on petition-gathering efforts.<\/p>\n

Floridians Protecting Freedom was formed in April after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s heartbeat bill<\/a> into law. The law effectively protects preborn children from abortion after a heartbeat is detected, which usually occurs around six weeks gestation. The group is pushing for a constitutional amendment to overturn the law and enshrine a “right to abortion” in the state. The proposed Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion<\/a>\u00a0reads, “No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient\u2019s health, as determined by the patient\u2019s healthcare provider.”<\/p>\n

READ: Florida lawmakers pass pro-life protections for preborn humans after six weeks, governor signs<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It should be noted that “viability<\/a>” (most often understood as a child’s ability to potentially survive outside the womb) is an entirely subjective concept<\/a> not based solely on gestational age, and is determined by the abortionist<\/a> who stands to profit from each abortion committed. In addition, “patient’s health” is overly broad, and as Roe v. Wade<\/em>‘s partner decision, Doe v. Bolton<\/em> also utilized the exception of “health,” this phrasing could allow for abortion for nearly any reason.<\/p>\n