Florida's progressive abortion amendment fails following DeSantis push against 'bait and switch' legislation

Abortion connected the ballot has been seen arsenic a sticking constituent for Republicans since the overturning of Roe V Wade, but a large amendment successful Florida failed aft voters voted "No" connected the progressive legislation.

The measurement needed a 60 percent supermajority to pass, the highest threshold successful the country. It failed aft 43% voted "No" and 57% voted "Yes."

Florida's termination prohibition has been a contentious taxable successful the once-swing-state, with proponents of the amendment arguing that the Sunshine State's existent 6-week termination prohibition is excessively restrictive aft it was implemented successful May.

The amendment's connection states, "No instrumentality shall prohibit, penalize, delay, oregon restrict termination earlier viability oregon erstwhile indispensable to support the patient's health, arsenic determined by the patient's healthcare provider."

DESANTIS CAMPAIGNS AGAINST HIGH-STAKES ABORTION MEASURE ON FLORIDA BALLOT: ‘BAIT AND SWITCH’ LEGISLATION

Pro-abortion rights activists enactment successful the "Rally for Our Freedom" to support termination rights for Floridians, successful Orlando, Florida. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty)  (CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

DeSantis utilized his level arsenic politician to pb the complaint against the high-stakes amendment connected the ballot, calling the measurement a "bait and switch."

"This amendment, if adopted, would beryllium the archetypal amendment successful the past of the authorities of Florida to really repeal a right," the Republican politician said during a "Doctors Against Amendment 4" halt successful October.

"It volition repeal the close of a genitor to person to supply consent earlier their kid undergoes an abortion," helium said. "Right present successful Florida, we person parental consent, not conscionable for abortion, but for thing involving aesculapian attraction for a minor. They can't springiness your kid an aspirin unless you consent."

Voters enactment connected their ballots astatine a polling spot astatine the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library connected Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, successful Simi Valley, Calif.  (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Florida is 1 of the 9 states with a measurement connected the Nov. 5 ballot to protect entree to abortion. While Florida needed astatine slightest 60% endorsement of the initiative, each different states request a elemental bulk to pass.

The bulk of these ballot measures question to amend efforts passed successful Republican-led states, whose leaders moved to restrict termination successful the aftermath of the Supreme Court's June 2022 determination connected Roe.

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In Florida, the hot-button contented has been the astir costly – with astir $150 cardinal successful ads, according to the media tracking steadfast AdImpact. 

Voters capable retired their ballots connected Election Day successful Columbus, Ohio connected November 7, 2023. Residents of Ohio voted connected November 7, 2023, to enshrine the close to an termination successful the Republican-run US state's constitution, US media projected, successful what could beryllium a bellwether for an contented which is apt to predominate adjacent year's statesmanlike race. (Getty Images)

Nearly 2 years aft the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a grounds fig of voters deliberation abortion should beryllium legal, with two-thirds favoring a nationwide instrumentality guaranteeing access, according to a Fox News nationalist survey conducted successful March 22-25, 2024.

Fifty-nine percent deliberation termination should beryllium ineligible successful each oregon astir cases, up from the erstwhile precocious of 57% successful September 2022 and a grounds low of 44% successful April 2022. 

Overall, conscionable 7% deliberation termination should ne'er beryllium permitted, portion 5 times arsenic galore accidental it ever should beryllium (35%). Another one-third (32%) accidental termination should beryllium amerciable but successful cases of rape, incest, oregon to prevention the beingness of the mother. 

Democratic statesmanlike nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican statesmanlike nominee and erstwhile President Donald Trump are seen successful a operation of record photographs taken successful Chandler, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024, and successful Evans, Georgia, Oct. 4, 2024.  (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein and Octavio Jones/File Photo)

Trump

Former President Trump has shifted his stance connected termination during the predetermination cycle, with the Republican nominee hoping to pull independents and immoderate disillusioned Democrats, but moving the hazard of alienating his pro-life base.

Trump has countered Democratic attacks connected the erstwhile president's termination stance by stating helium would permission termination entree to the states, arsenic determined by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Trump notably opposes a national termination ban, but has remained opposed to late-term abortions. In July, the Republican Party abandoned its long-standing presumption of advocating for abortions. 

Harris

Throughout Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, she has argued that Trump — who nominated 3 blimpish justices to the Supreme Court who aboriginal voted to overturn Roe v. Wade — is liable for worsening aesculapian attraction for women and that helium would question further restrictions.

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Harris has formed her presumption connected the taxable arsenic creating authorities to reconstruct the nationalist termination close that was eliminated pursuing Roe v. Wade. 

She has besides vowed to support entree to the termination cause mifepristone, calling the cause "essential medication."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds aggregate tempest mentation quality conferences connected Oct. 7, 2024 arsenic Hurricane Milton bears down connected Florida (Office of Florida governor)

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Fox News' Victoria Balara contributed to this report.