The proposed language states, “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.” Since the patient's healthcare provider (the abortionist) can determine when abortion is necessary, this amendment would remove all protections for unborn children. When "health" is vaguely defined and up to the abortionist's interpretation, the abortionist can justify abortion by saying it is necessary for a mother's mental health.
Floridians Protecting Freedom has already spent over $4.5 million to fund its efforts to gather signatures. To put the amendment on the 2024 ballot, the group must submit at least 891,523 valid petition signatures to the state by Feb. 1, 2024. If it reaches the ballot, it would need to succeed by at least 60% of the vote.
Major donors in the pro-abortion effort include Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida.
