MIAMI.- The Cut Supreme of Florida determined that a proposed constitutional amendment designed to restrict government intervention in access to the abortion is “eligible” to be included on the November ballot, while ratifying the state law that prohibits abortion after 15 weeks of gestation.
This decision allows the application of a more restrictive law, enacted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantiswhich prohibits abortion after six weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, which the head of Tallahassee endorsed last year.
Planned Parenthood attempted to challenge this ban, arguing that the state constitution’s privacy protections include the right to abortion, but the court disagreed after upholding the constitutionality of the 15-week law.
The constitutional amendment that will be defined at the pollscalled Amendment 4, would seek to allow abortion before the fetus is viable outside the womb and would maintain the requirement to notify parents in the event that a minor decides to abort.
This proposal, promoted by the group Floridians Protecting Freedoms, highlights the importance of personal autonomy in medical decisions, including abortion, without government interference. However, to be adopted, Amendment 4 will need the support of 60% of voters.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody had expressed opposition to the amendment, pointing out the lack of a unified clinical definition of “viability.”
However, proponents of the amendment argue that the term is unambiguous and that voters understand its meaning in the context of the abortion debate.
