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In addition to reaching the petition threshold, Floridians Protecting Freedom accomplished a requirement to meet signature thresholds in at least half of the state’s 28 congressional districts.
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Justices will take on the issue Feb. 7. Arguments will center on whether the court should approve the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment and allow it on the November ballot.
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Some of the health-related cases that will go before the state Supreme Court involve ballot referendums, with issues including abortion and marijuana.
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Florida's ban on most abortions hasn't decreased the number of procedures as people from surrounding states with more restrictive bans come here to end pregnancies.
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To put the question on the ballot, 891,523 verified signatures are needed statewide by Feb. 1. As of this week, 753,694 have been verified, with hundreds of thousands in the process.
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Attorneys for Floridians Protecting Freedom wrote that the meaning of “viability” in the context of abortion has long been understood. Attorney General Ashley Moody contents otherwise.
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Some justices appeared skeptical of arguments that the court should reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older.
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A state brief says the ballot summary of a proposed constitutional amendment is part of an “overall design to lay ticking time bombs" by abortion proponents intended to "hoodwink" voters.
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Laura Goodhue, with the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, and Tampa Bay Times reporter Romy Ellenbogen speak about the issue on "The Florida Roundup."
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The proposed constitutional amendment would bar laws that restrict abortion “before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s health care provider.”