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A political committee leading efforts to pass a constitutional amendment on abortion rights has asked the Florida Supreme Court to invalidate a revised "financial impact statement" that would appear on the November ballot with the initiative.
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Financial impact statements provide estimated effects of proposed constitutional amendments on government revenues and the state budget. But the disputes about the abortion impact statement come amid a fierce — and growing — political battle which seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution.
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An appeals court Wednesday rejected a request by abortion-rights supporters to allow a circuit judge to rule on the legality of a revised “financial impact statement” that would appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion.
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Amendment 4 supporters accused the members of the Financial Impact Estimating Conference of misleading voters by including that the measure could lead to Medicaid-funded abortions and costly lawsuits.
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The state panel is looking at how abortion rights may financially impact Medicaid, litigation and the state's overall economy, to name a few of the issues if voters approved Amendment 4.
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If Arkansas campaigners gather enough votes to get abortion on the ballot, Arkansas would be the sixth state where election officials are validating signatures on abortion measures. Florida and four others already have the measure ready to go before voters.
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A state panel again analyzed potential financial impacts of a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights, with amendment opponents focusing on costs linked to lawsuits if the measure passes.
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Florida has leaned Republican in recent election cycles, but Democrats see some opportunities in the former swing state, especially with abortion rights on the ballot in November.
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Derick Cook wants more men to get active in pushing for abortion protections. He and his wife want a child, but says everyone should have a choice.
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Florida recently issued new guidance on when an abortion can be performed under exceptions, but providers say it has caused even more confusion.
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A Leon County circuit judge required a state panel to revise what is known as a "financial impact statement" that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on May 17 directing the Florida Department of Health to create a pregnancy resource website. Opponents of the bill said the website will offer pregnant women no information about abortion. The bill comes on the heels of the state’s six-week abortion ban.