Floridians rejected the proposal to enshrine abortion into the state Constitution after they learned it would open the floodgates for taxpayer-funded abortion "at any time" and "for any reason," one pro-life advocate said.
A strong across-the-board showing by Donald Trump helped propel the Republican former president to victory in Florida, once a preeminent swing state that has increasingly slipped out of Democrats’ grasp.
ABC News is projecting that former President Donald Trump will win Florida's 30 electoral votes. A crucial abortion access ballot measure is projected to fail. Voters in Florida also cast their ballots in several down-ballot contests. The state has long been considered a battleground, but has shifted more Republican in recent years.
A Florida ballot initiative to protect abortion rights narrowly failed, the first defeat for such a measure since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The proposal, which would have amended the state constitution,
(Reuters) - A proposal to amend Florida's state constitution to guarantee abortion rights fell short of the 60% vote threshold needed to pass on Tuesday, becoming the first such measure to fail since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to the procedure in 2022.