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2024 Florida Amendment 4: Who Comes First?

Just as a decision of whether to keep a child is a difficult and momentous one, so is the decision of cementing legislation for the means to an end of a pregnancy.

Convention of States Action Florida strives not only to sustain its passed resolution for an Article V Convention of the States, it also works diligently to assist other states to pass their own identical resolutions. While we await their success we are equally compelled to inform Florida residents of significant legislation passed or pending in the State and in Washington D.C.

The 2024 Federal Election for President may be the hot ticket around the Nation but here in Florida, there are six (6) state constitution amendment initiatives on our ballot for the November 5th election and they are expected to have a great impact on everyone to some degree or other.

To conclude our blog series about these upcoming ballot initiatives, here we will be learning about Florida Amendment 4, the Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) and what it means, not just for Florida constituents, but for anyone traveling to and from the state seeking an abortion.

The ballot initiative reads as follows:

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.