Judge revises ballot language for plan to make it harder to amend Missouri Constitution • Missouri Independent

A judge ruled that a ballot measure to change how majorities are calculated in Missouri for constitutional amendments proposed by initiative must clearly alert voters that is its intent.

Missouri Independent

Just finished explaining to my daughter that she will no longer have health care as good as her brother's healthcare.

#Florida
#MinorityRule
#ForcedBirth
#Amendment4

DeSantis going way overboard with his statement on malpractice against physicians just for supporting Amendment 4 🤬

“Some of these physicians that are out there pallin’ around with the #Amendment4 people — if they do that in their practice they are committing malpractice in the state of Florida.

They should lose their medical license in the state of #Florida and, honestly, they should be sued to high heaven for medical #malpractice.”

#abortion #fascism #christiannationalism
https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/10/29/tony-dungy-joins-desantis-in-clearwater-to-advocate-against-amendment-4/

Tony Dungy joins DeSantis in Clearwater to advocate against Amendment 4 • Florida Phoenix

Gov. Ron DeSantis resumed his statewide campaign against bringing recreational cannabis and abortion rights into the Florida Constitution on Tuesday, joined by former NFL coach Tony Dungy in Clearwater to make the case against Amendment 4. That’s the proposed constitutional amendment that would repeal the state’s ban on most abortions after six weeks and restore […]

Florida Phoenix
How the DeSantis Administration Is Targeting Florida Amendment 4 on Abortion

Florida’s state government is trying to undermine Amendment 4, a ballot measure that would allow voters to restore abortion rights in the state.

Teen Vogue

Can anyone shed light, factually based, on amendment 4 up for vote in Florida?

#florida #amendment4 #floridavote #vote2024

Top Governor's Office Executives Drafted Letters Threatening Florida TV Stations Over Abortion Ads

"I received drafts of letters directly from Sam Elliott, Assistant General Counsel for the Executive Office of the Governor," the affidavit read.

Daily Business Review
"To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid". #Amendment4 #Abortion https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/17/media/florida-judge-tv-abortion-rights-ad-health/index.html
‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: Federal judge blasts DeSantis administration for threats against TV stations

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker granted a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general after the state health department threatened to bring criminal charges against broadcasters airing the ad.

CNN

https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/10/17/federal-judge-rebukes-attorney-defending-desantis-admins-threats-to-broadcasters/

judge blocks #DeSantis admin’s threats:

ruling is a win for the sponsor of #Amendment4, #FloridiansProtectingFreedom. The organization argued that the health department’s cease-and-desist letters to television stations airing one of its ads amounted to coercion and viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.

Lauren Brenzel, campaign director for Yes on 4, celebrated the ruling, calling it a critical initial victory.

U.S. judge blocks DeSantis admin's threats to broadcasters over Amendment 4 ads • Florida Phoenix

Update: A federal judge temporarily barred the DeSantis administration from intimidating and coercing television stations that air ads in support of the proposed Amendment 4, which would bar government interference in abortion. The ruling stops Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo as the head of the Florida Department of Health from acting against broadcasters the department has […]

Florida Phoenix
Have finally had a chance to start researching the #FL #ballot, and may I say, the person/group who wrote #Amendment4 can go f%ck themselves. Plenty of language about how a woman’s right to control her body might cost money (“may negatively affect the growth of state and local revenues over time”, etc), but not a single mention of how much it will save individual families and public assistance programs. 😡
#WomensRights
#AbortionIsHealthcare
Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads

There is a perverse irony here.

Slate