Florida Supreme Court Hears Arguments for Abortion Amendment

Published on February 8, 2024

Abortion was once again brought to the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee as oral arguments were given for and against a citizen initiative to try to add an abortion amendment to the state constitution. The ballot summary of the would-be amendment 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. “This amendment does not change the legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.” Despite the nearly 1 million petition signatures and millions of dollars spent to get them, it will be the Supreme Court’s decision on whether or not voters will find this amendment on their ballots in November....