Abortion

Attorneys for the administration filed a document accusing the coalition sponsoring Amendment 4 of “intentionally spreading false factual information” about the state's six-week abortion law.

A group of more than 850 doctors in Florida endorsed Amendment 4, which would allow abortions until fetal viability or when a health care provider deems necessary. Some other doctors joined Gov. Ron DeSantis to oppose the measure.

Just before the rally, former health department top lawyer signed an affidavit stating that state attorneys wrote a letter under his name and told him to mail it to TV stations threatening legal action over a Yes on 4 ad.

The Florida Department of Health earlier this month sent letters to TV stations calling for them to stop running an ad paid for by Floridians Protecting Freedom, the committee sponsoring the proposal.

Floridians will get the chance to vote on whether or not abortion is a state constitutional right via Amendment 4. But what is the amendment? And what are opponents saying about it?

In November, Floridians will vote on Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. Advocates say that getting traditional non-voters, like Generation Z, is key to getting necessary voter approval.

Two different lawsuits were filed this week regarding Amendment 4, the Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion. One was filed against Florida Department of Health figureheads. The other was filed against the group responsible for Amendment 4 appearing on the November ballot.

In a sharply worded order, a federal judge issues a temporary restraining order after a lawsuit was filed against the state by a group campaigning for the abortion-rights amendment proposal.

Here's what you need to know about the amendments coming before voters in November.

Florida's 15-week abortion ban, followed by a six-week limit, have led South Florida residents to cross state lines seeking the procedure. An abortion provider in Massachusetts explains the range of impacts of these laws on patients and on doctors.

The group behind it, Floridians Protecting Freedom, said it was accurate and is protected political speech. The organization says Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration is using public resources and government authority to denigrate materials supporting a Florida abortion-rights measure.

Florida's government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging fraud in petitions to get it before voters. The group promoting the ballot measure says the state is attempting to “silence voters.”