The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday to decide whether a proposed state constitutional amendment aimed at protecting abortion rights will be on the ballot this year.The amendment asks Florida voters to “limit government interference with abortion” before a fetus is considered viable, which is at about 24 weeks of pregnancy. It reads in part, “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.”
Lawyers trying to keep an abortion rights measure off the November ballot told the Florida Supreme Court the amendment is deceptive. Backers of the proposal say the wording and intent are clear.
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The Florida attorney general last year asked the state Supreme Court to block a proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion in the state constitution.