Florida voters will see an abortion measure on the ballot, Amendment 4, which would make abortion a constitutional right in the pro-life state.
"This would provide no limits on abortion and definitely have abortions on pain-capable babies for basically any reason, and the language is very vague purposefully," Jenna Ellis, an attorney and talk show host, told the “Today’s Issues” program.
Ellis, a Florida resident, is a morning show host on the same American Family Radio network.
Ellis’ warning mirrors Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, who called the abortion measure “absolutely insane” at a press conference this week that featured a group of pro-life doctors.
DeSantis joined the group, Physicians Against Amendment 4, to urge Floridians to vote “no” on the abortion measure, AFN has reported.
"When they say no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion,” one doctor warned, “they specifically mean that all or most of the current laws, carefully designed to protect and safeguard the moms considering or undergoing an abortion, will be discarded.”
'Changing the constitution forever'
Florida’s ballot initiative is just one of 11 similar abortion measures that will appear on a statewide ballot on Election Day.
The landmark Dobbs ruling, which struck down Roe v Wade, enraged abortion supporters across the country. It also birthed a well-organized and well-funded effort to fight state-level pro-life laws with a clever plan to alter state constitutions to recognize killing the unborn.
"Anytime you're presented as a voter here, with a constitutional amendment,” DeSantis said this week, “your default should be no, because you're changing the constitution forever.”
Some of the abortion referendums are in blue states, such as Colorado, New York, and Maryland, but abortion supporters are targeting pro-life states such as Missouri, Nebraska, and Florida.
Florida requires 60% approval for a ballot initiative to pass. That makes passage of Amendment 4 more difficult than other states with similar proposals but would also mean a huge political win for abortion supporters.
Aaron DiPietro, of Florida Family Voice, told “Today’s Issues” his group is leading a statewide bus tour urging voters to vote “no” on Amendment 4.
Editor's Note: American Family Radio is a division of the American Family Association, the parent organization of the American Family News Network, which operates AFN.net.
