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Abortion newspaper editors

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Do you know about Florida Amendments of 2024?

Florida Voters will have to consider six constitutional amendment proposals. in the November 5 newsletter. Each must receive at least 60% of the vote to be enshrined in the Florida Constitution.

Are you still not sure what each amendment means and whether you are going to vote yes or no? In this story we emphasize Amendment 4 – abortion amendment – to help you prepare for Election Daythat is, from 7:00 to 19:00, Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

In this article, we highlight Amendment 4 and offer the recommendations, if any, of the editorial boards of two Florida newspapers in the USA TODAY NETWORK and four other newspapers in the Sunshine State. While there are nearly two dozen newspapers in Florida, of which 16 sites are part of the USA TODAY network, a small minority of newspapers provide editorial advice during the U.S. general election. However, every newspaper covered Florida’s amendments for the 2024 election, publishing articles explaining what they mean to their readers. Below is a list of newspapers with links to their websites if you would like to do further research on Amendment 4.

How many newspapers are there in Florida?

The following is a list of Florida newspapers:

Which Florida newspapers offer editorial board recommendations or endorse Florida amendments?

In the 2024 general election, the editorial boards of six Florida newspapers offered recommendations—endorsements on how to vote—on six Florida amendments on the ballot.

  • Miami Herald, miamiherald.com
  • Orlando Sentinel Orlandosentinel.com
  • Palm Beach Post, palm pillar.com
  • South Florida Sun-Sentinel, sun-sentinel.com
  • Tampa Bay Times/Tampa Tribune, tampabay.com
  • TCPalm or Treasure Coast Newspapers covering Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, tcpalm.com

Florida Amendments of 2024: Amendment 4, an amendment limiting government interference with abortion orabortion amendment‘

Sponsor: Floridians Defend Freedom Inc.

Summary: No law may prohibit, punish, detain or restrict abortion until viability or when necessary to protect the health of the patient, as determined by the patient’s attending physician. This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor obtains an abortion.

Florida Amendment 4 in simple words. What are Florida’s abortion laws?

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Amendment 4: Constitutional Right to Abortion Before Viability

FLORIDA TODAY reporter John A. Torres discusses Amendment 4 in the November newsletter with USA Today Florida Network reporters John Kennedy and James Call.

TCPalm, also known as the Treasure Coast newspaper, is part of the USA TODAY network covering Indian River County, Martin County and St. Lucie County in Florida.

TCPalm: NO RECOMMENDATION

TCPalm Editorial Board has no recommendations on how to vote on Amendment 4.

Why: “Historically, it has been the policy of this news organization not to express opinions on abortion issues. No recommendations.”

The Palm Beach Post is part of the USA TODAY network.

Palm Beach Post: YES

Palm Beach Post editors recommend voting “yes” on amendment 4.

Why: “Support reproductive freedom: When it comes to something as personal and complex as pregnancy, politicians are never better qualified to make health care decisions than women and their doctors. And doctors shouldn’t risk going to jail just to treat a patient in front of them. … We understand that many Americans truly believe that abortion is wrong under any circumstances. This is understandable. But the vast majority in Florida and across the country believe otherwise, and their rights and health should not be limited by the few, least of all by a paternalistic state legislature that thinks it knows best.”

Tampa Bay Times: YES

Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Recommends voting “yes” on amendment 4.

Why: “In 2022, the Florida Legislature banned most abortions after 15 weeks. In 2023, the state went further: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law banning abortions after six weeks, with limited exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother. The six-week ban, one of the country’s strictest, came into effect in May (2024). Florida’s move to limit a decades-old right shows the dangers of politicizing health care decisions and how out of touch the state’s Republican-led government is with public sentiment. … Women deserve the time and freedom to make informed medical choices, and Amendment 4 will provide that space and autonomy. It would also give doctors the confidence they need to care for their patients and the medical profession the protection it needs to serve a growing nation. This measure is also consistent with public attitudes toward abortion, where Americans have long been balancing issues of privacy and life.”

Miami Herald: YES

Miami Herald editors recommend voting “yes” on amendment 4.

Why: “The ban is most cruel to women who need an abortion to protect their health but cannot get one because—even though the ban has such health exceptions—doctors are afraid that the state will question their medical decision.”

The editorial boards of the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel have combined their recommendations for Florida’s 2024 amendments. Below What both newspapers say about the 4th Amendmentabortion amendment.

Orlando Sentinel: YES

South Florida Sun Sentinel: YES

The editorial boards of the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel recommend voting yes on Amendment 4.

Why: “Amendment 4 goes beyond abortion. It’s about freedom: By demanding a near-total ban on birth choice, Florida lawmakers didn’t just tell women what they should do with their bodies. They put barriers on the lifestyle they think women should lead. They had no right to do this.”