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Florida Abortion Amendment Fails Amid Political Pushback

Originally Published 1 year ago — by Fox News

Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy expressed satisfaction after a Florida abortion amendment failed to pass, as it did not achieve the required 60% supermajority. Dungy, who opposed the amendment, praised voters for maintaining restrictions, emphasizing that exceptions for rape and incest remain. The amendment aimed to protect abortion access before viability or when necessary for the patient's health. Florida's current six-week abortion ban remains contentious, with the state being one of nine with abortion-related measures on the ballot. Dungy also noted the failure of Amendment 3, which sought to legalize marijuana.

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Examining the Impact of Ohio's Abortion Amendment and the GOP's Response

Originally Published 2 years ago — by PBS NewsHour

During the third GOP presidential debate, Vivek Ramaswamy claimed that Ohio's new abortion amendment allows abortion up until the moment of birth without parental consent. However, the amendment does not change Ohio's existing parental notification and consent law, which still requires minors to have parental permission or a judicial exception for an abortion. The law would have to be challenged in court and struck down by the conservative majority state Supreme Court to be overturned. Medical experts also dispute the claim of abortions "until the moment of birth," as terminations later in pregnancy involve medication that induces early birth, which is different from surgical abortion.

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