Amendment 4 failed in Florida after not meeting the 60% threshold to pass, according to the Associated Press. Florida voters decided to keep the current abortion law which restricts abortion to the first six weeks of pregnancy.

A majority of Floridians voted to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution. It wasn't enough. Why it matters: Abortion rights advocates across the Southeast had seen Amendment 4 as a lifeline for restoring access that was curtailed after Roe v.

The Amendment 4 campaign has called Florida’s current exceptions unworkable. They ran advertisements with a doctor who said the state’s abortion ban forces physicians to wait until women are on the brink of death to access an abortion.

A Florida ballot initiative to protect abortion rights narrowly failed, the first defeat for such a measure since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The proposal, which would have amended the state constitution,

This amendment limits government interference with the procedure before viability or when needed for the patient's health. Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre,

Amendment 4 would have restored allowing abortion in Florida up to "fetal viability," usually around 24 weeks. DeSantis harnessed the power of state government and millions in tax

A Florida ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights into the state constitution narrowly failed after it fell short of 60% support it needed to pass it Tuesday. Amendment 4, which would have prohibited laws restricting abortion before fetal viability or when necessary to protect a pregnant woman’s health,