On Election Night, Floridians voted by a majority to overturn its six-weekbanonabortionand restorereproductive rights.
But it didnt matter.
The final tally was 57 percent yes to 43 percent no.
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Confusing, I know.
The amendments failure means that the states Heartbeat Protection Act will stay the law of the land.
Foractivists, the loss was an infuriating but, they hope, temporary blow.
They called on the states lawmakers to make the will of the people heard.
The amendments disheartening loss though, resonated not only with Floridians, but nationally among women.
And for what its worth: Amendment 4 got a million more votes than Ron DeSantis did in 2022.
Its really not in question: The majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal.
Yet we lost our federally protected rights in 2022 with the fall ofRoe.
This entire image is actually a metaphor for what it’s like to be a woman, she wrote.
