Florida ballot measure to guarantee abortion rights falls short

Reuters - 06/11
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.
Nov 5 (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.
Florida was among 10 states where abortion was on the ballot in Tuesday's electionfor the U.S. presidency and control of Congress.
Edison Research said the measure was approved by 57% of voters with 87% of votes counted. Since it failed to meet the 60% threshold, a ban on abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy that came into affect in May will stand.
The ban after the sixth week has few exceptions.
Anti-abortion advocates celebrated the measure's failure, with Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser calling it "a momen...
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