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The Florida Supreme Court has announced it will hear oral arguments on February 7 regarding a proposed constitutional amendment that hopes to enshrine the \u201cright\u201d to abortion in the state\u2019s constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n

The amendment is being promoted by a group called Floridians Protecting Freedom, which is a<\/span> political committee <\/span>supported<\/span><\/a> by the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other pro-abortion groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

WARNING: Images below may be disturbing to readers.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

It reads: \u201cNo 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. This amendment does not change the Legislature\u2019s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The group Florida Voters Against Extremism (FVAE) has asked the Supreme Court not to accept this wording. FVAE, which is being represented by Liberty Counsel, contends that the amendment language is misleading and deceptive, and violates a state requirement that amendments have a single subject.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The hand and arm of aborted baby\u20147 weeks. (Photo courtesty of prolifesociety.com and imagesofabortion.com.)<\/p><\/div>\n

As Liberty Counsel previously stated<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposed amendment misleads voters and hides the true purpose behind the amendment and its effect, which is to enshrine a right of abortion in Florida for any reason, at any stage of the pregnancy. The effect of the proposed amendment would prevent the State of Florida from regulating all abortions that a vague and undefined \u201chealthcare provider\u201d may deem \u201cnecessary\u201d to protect the woman\u2019s \u201chealth.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The amendment leaves the terms \u201cnecessary\u201d or \u201chealth\u201d purposefully undefined and vague, concealing that the true purpose is to confuse Florida voters and create an unrestricted right to abortion at all stages of pregnancy up to birth.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Remains of a baby aborted by D&E. From Citizens for a Pro-Life Society<\/p><\/div>\n

Liberty Counsel also contends that the amendment would allow partial-birth abortions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Partial-birth abortion (D&X) illustration<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe language of this deceptive and deliberately confusing amendment would authorize abortion for any reason at any time up to birth. The proposed amendment does not meet the requirements for a voter initiative and must be rejected,\u201d said<\/a> Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order for the proposed amendment to proceed, Floridians Protecting Freedom needs to collect <\/span>891,523 valid petition signatures before February 1, and the Supreme Court needs to approve the ballot language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If it appears on the 2024 ballot, the measure requires 60% voter approval to pass.<\/span><\/p>\n

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail this Christmas for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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