Florida Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Fails

2 weeks ago Abortion rights advocates lost Tuesday on a Florida ballot measure but prevailed in two other states. By rejecting adding abortion rights to their state constitution Tuesday, Florida voters kept a ban on abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy in place. It’s the first time abortion rights groups have lost in a statewide ballot question since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended a national right to abortion in 2022. Most voters supported the measure, but it fell short of the required 60%, a victory for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Maryland voters adopted such a measure and New Yorkers passed an amendment to bar discrimination on the basis of pregnancy outcomes.