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Carter Sherman

Florida abortion rights amendment proposal looks likely to appear on ballot

a group of people holding signs that say i value my health and keep abortion legal
Abortion rights activists protest in front of the Miami-Dade county courthouse on 1 July 2022. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPA

A Florida ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution seems to have enough signatures to head to voters come November – if advocates can defeat Republican efforts to stop it.

As of Friday, totals from the Florida division of elections show that the campaign behind the measure, Floridians Protecting Freedom, had collected more than 910,00 verified signatures in support of the measure – roughly 20,000 more than the threshold needed to get it on the ballot in Florida. Those totals are unofficial and not finalized.

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