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    Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

    Do you know the Florida Amendments 2024?

    Florida voters will face six proposed constitutional amendments during the November 5 election. Each needs at least 60 percent of the vote to be enshrined in the Florida Constitution.

    Still not sure what each amendment means and whether you will vote “yes” or “no”? In this story we highlight Amendment 4 — the abortion amendment — to help you prepare Election Dayi.e. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday November 5, 2024.

    In this story, we highlight Amendment 4 and offer recommendations (where available) from the editorial boards of two Florida newspapers from the USA TODAY NETWORK and four other newspapers in the Sunshine State. Although Florida is home to nearly two dozen newspapers, 16 of which are part of the USA TODAY network, a small fraction of newspapers provide recommendations to their editorial boards during U.S. general elections. However, every newspaper has covered Florida’s amendments in the 2024 elections with articles explaining what it means for their readers. Below is a list of newspapers with links to their sites if you want to further research Amendment 4.

    How many newspapers are there in Florida?

    Below is a list of Florida newspapers:

    Which Florida newspapers offer editorial board recommendations or endorsements of Florida amendments?

    For the 2024 general election, the editorial boards of six Florida newspapers have offered recommendations — endorsements on how to vote — on the six Florida amendments on the ballot.

    • Miami Herald, miamiherald.com
    • Orlando Sentinel, orlandosentinel.com
    • Palm Beach Post, palm beach post.com
    • South Florida Sun-Sentinel, sun-sentinel.com
    • Tampa Bay Times/Tampa Tribune, tampabay.com
    • TCPalm or Treasure Coast Newspapers, which covers Martin County, St. Lucie County and Indian River County, tcpalm.com

    Florida Amendments of 2024: Amendment 4, Amendment to Limit Government Interference in Abortion or ‘abortion amendment‘

    Sponsor: Floridians Protect Liberty Inc.

    Summary: 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 alter the constitutional authority of the Legislature to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor undergoes an abortion.

    Florida Amendment 4 in simple terms. What are the abortion laws in Florida?

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    Amendment 4: constitutional right to abortion before viability

    FLORIDA TODAY’s John A. Torres discusses Amendment 4 on the November ballot with USA Today Florida Network reporters John Kennedy and James Call.

    TCPalm, also known as Treasure Coast Newspapers, is part of the USA TODAY Network, covering Indian River County, Martin County and St. Lucie County in Florida.

    TCPalm: NO RECOMMENDATION

    THE TCPalm Editorial Board has no recommendation on how to vote on Amendment 4.

    For what: “Historically, this news organization has had a policy of not commenting on issues related to abortion. No recommendation.

    The Palm Beach Post is part of the USA TODAY network.

    The message from Palm Beach: YES

    THE The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board Recommends a Vote yes on amendment 4.

    For what: “Support reproductive freedom: When it comes to something as personal and complicated as pregnancy, politicians are never more qualified to make health care decisions than women and their doctors. And doctors shouldn’t have to risk going to jail just to treat the patient in front of them. …We understand that many Americans sincerely believe that abortion, regardless of the circumstances, is wrong. It’s understandable. But a vast majority, in Florida and across the country, believe otherwise and should not have their rights and health restricted by a few, and certainly not by a paternalistic state legislature that thinks it’s right . »

    Tampa Bay Times: YES

    THE The Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Recommends a Vote yes on amendment 4.

    For what: “In 2022, the Florida Legislature banned most abortions after 15 weeks. In 2023, the state went further, with Governor Ron DeSantis signing a law banning abortion after six weeks with limited exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother. This six-week ban – one of the strictest in the country – came into effect in May (2024). Florida’s rush to restrict a right that has existed for decades shows the danger of politicizing health care decisions and how out of touch the state’s Republican government is with public opinion. …Women deserve the time and discretion to make informed medical choices, and Amendment 4 would provide that space and autonomy. It would also give doctors the certainty they need to care for their patients and the medical profession the protection needed to serve a growing state. The move is also in line with public attitudes toward abortion, where Americans have long balanced issues of privacy and life.

    Miami Herald: YES

    THE The Miami Herald Editorial Board Recommends a Vote yes on amendment 4.

    For what: “The ban is cruelest to women who need an abortion to protect their own health but cannot obtain one because – even though the ban has many health exceptions – doctors have fear that the state will question their medical judgment. »

    The editorial boards of the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel combined their recommendations for the 2024 Florida Amendments. Below is what the editorial boards of the two newspapers have to say about Amendment 4the abortion amendment.

    Orlando Sentinel: YES

    South Florida Solar Sentinel: YES

    The Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel editorial boards recommend a yes vote on Amendment 4.

    For what: “Amendment 4 goes beyond abortion. It’s a question of freedom: In demanding a near-total ban on childbirth choice, Florida lawmakers haven’t just told women what they’re supposed to do with their bodies. They put barriers on the kind of life they expect of women. They had no right to do so.

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