Florida Governor Ron DeSantis led a rally today against Amendment 4, the radical ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to birth.
In front of a packed auditorium crowd, he said every pro-life Florida resident needs to work overtime to defeat the measure. If Amendment 4 passes, that would kill efforts to save babies from abortion for the long term.
“If you care about building a culture of life in this state or this country, them winning in Florida I think really represents the end of the pro-life movement,” DeSantis said.
Amendment 4 would allow abortions up to birth thanks to exceptions with loopholes and could force residents to fund abortions. That’s a marked change from the current heartbeat law that protect babies from abortions when they have a detectable heartbeat.
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DeSantis said pro-life voters need to persuade friends and family to vote no as well, especially if they are not pro-life.
“If you look at the state of Florida, we do not have a pro-life majority,” DeSantis said. “We’ve got a big chunk, but we don’t have a majority. If only people that are pro-life oppose it, it very well might pass.”
New polls show Florida Amendment 4, which would legalize abortions up to birth in the state, doesn’t have enough support to pass.
Florida’s Amendment 4, which proposes to codify unrestricted abortion in the state’s constitution,would also overturn every pro-life law in the state and force taxpayers to fund abortions.
Amending the state’s constitution requires approval by a 60 percent majority and polls show the radical pro-abortion amendment would fail.
The USA Today data shows that 58% of Floridians are in favor of the amendment while while 35% oppose it. Meanwhile, FAU’s polling found that 56% supported it.
USA Today reported that its poll had a 4.4% margin of error, meaning that it’s possible for as many as 62% or as little as 54% of voters to support the amendment.
The poll found that nearly two-thirds of Florida’s women support the amendment, compared to just over half of the state’s men.
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FAU found that 80% of Democrats were in support of the amendment, compared to 35% of Republicans and 59% of independents.
USA Today argued that data experts believe many Republicans will split their ticket and vote for former President Donald Trump while also supporting Amendment 4.
State Senator Erin Grall, a prominent pro-life legislator, criticized the amendment, saying it could weaken existing protections and mislead voters about its true implications.
“Unlike other ballot measures we vote on, Amendment 4 fails to define key terms like ‘viability,’ ‘healthcare provider’ and ‘patient’s health’,” Grall stated. According to Grall, these vague terms could lead to situations where abortion clinic staff, rather than medical professionals, are making decisions about fetal viability and initiating late-term abortions.
Equally as concerning, Grall added, “Amendment 4 tells voters that it preserves parental notification while hiding the fact that it eliminates Florida’s parental consent law, making abortion the only medical procedure that can be performed on a minor without a parent’s permission.”
