Florida Supreme Court Upholds 15-Week Abortion Limit, But Voters Will Decide in November

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Pro-life groups conversely celebrated the decision upholding the state's 15-week limit while also slamming the abortion ballot measure.
52% : The proposed amendment is backed by Floridians Protecting Freedom -- a coalition of left-wing groups including Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida -- and bars the state from restricting abortion before viability (approximately 24 weeks) or "when necessary to protect the patient's health, as determined by the patient's healthcare provider.
48% : The Florida Supreme Court issued two significant decisions on Monday, upholding a 15-week limit on abortion in the state while also allowing a proposed amendment that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution to appear on the ballot in November.
46% : "That the proposed amendment's principal goal and chief purpose is to limit government interference with abortion is plainly stated in terms that clearly and unambiguously reflect the text of the proposed amendment," they wrote.
45% : "The state's high court noted that its decision "takes no position on the scope of legislative discretion that would remain if the proposed amendment were to become law.
44% : In its ruling on Monday, the court's justices wrote in a majority opinion that Planned Parenthood, the plaintiff in the case, "cannot overcome the presumption of constitutionality and is unable to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that the 15-week ban is unconstitutional.
38% : The cases are Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v. Florida, No. SC2022-1050 and No. SC2022-1127 in the Supreme Court of Florida, and Advisory Opinion to Attorney General Re: Limiting Government Interference with Abortion, No SC2023-1392 in the Supreme Court of Florida.

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