April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Octavio Jones By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Thousands of reproductive rights supporters rallied on Saturday in Florida to support a voter referendum that would enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution, an effort Democrats hope will b...
Fort Piece, Florida, USA. September 10, 2024. In the state, a coalition of pro-choice activists have nonetheless collected enough signatures to restore the right to abortion up to 24 weeks by referendum. Amendment 4, or the Florida Right to Abortion initiative, will now be on the ballot ...
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assured Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he would follow President Donald Trump’s policies on abortion if confirmed. Kennedy, during his... ...
Also: Trump announced Friday that he would be voting against a abortion rights ballot measure in his home state of Florida. Amy Littlefield reports on the crucial referendum in the state that had been the South’s last refuge for abortion access. ...
REPORTERS© FRANCE 24 Florida was one of ten states with abortion referendums on the ballot Tuesday, almost all of which were aimed at safeguarding the right to the procedure or reversing restrictions adopted since the Supreme Court's decision....
Florida has about 1 million more Republican registered voters than Democrats, further cementing its status as a conservative hotbed.
Florida is the biggest state toreject a referendum on abortionsince the Supreme Court overturnedRoe v. Wade,at a time when many other Republicans tried to distance themselves from taking a stance one way or another on the issue. (Someabortion measures across the nationremain uncalled.) The def...
On abortion: Ryan has cast the contest as a referendum on abortion rights. He has talked about the abortion fight in broader terms — and a language more typically associated with conservative or libertarian political arguments. “I talk about freedom,” Ryan said. “Because I...
“Created Equal said its new ad ‘will target center and center-right persuadable voters.’‘Passage of Amendment 4 would be the crown jewel for the abortion industry. Florida would become a destination for violent, 5, 6, and 7-month abortions,’ said Created Equal’s President Mark ...
Those tactics have not succeeded in blocking a state referendum on abortion. Already this election cycle, the Missouri Supreme Court allowed a lower court decision to stand that deemed that ballot question language proposed by Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was politically partisan. Ashcroft...