Florida voters reject pro-abortion amendment
Caroline MolloyOn Tuesday, the same day as the 2024 presidential election, Florida voters rejected the proposed pro-abortion Amendment 4, therefore keeping in place the state’s pro-life law protecting almost all unborn children after six weeks.
Fifty-seven percent of Florida voters cast their votes in favor of the amendment – short of the 60% supermajority required for its passage.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis celebrated the defeat of both Amendment 4 and Amendment 3, a proposed amendment that would have legalized marijuana for recreational use in the state, which also fell a few points short of the 60% threshold required for its passage.
“Amendment 3 has failed. Amendment 4 has failed,” DeSantis, a Catholic, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) just three minutes after polls had closed in the Sunshine State. During the 2024 campaign season, the governor had emerged as a staunch opponent of both efforts.
Last year, DeSantis signed Florida’s current pro-life protections into law.
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops praised the vote.
