States where abortion is on the ballot in the 2024 election
Return to menu Current law: Florida’s Supreme Court ruled in April that the state’s constitution does not protect abortion rights. The case centered on the state’s existing 15-week ban, which took effect in the summer of 2022. But the court’s ruling triggered a far stricter law passed last year and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) that will outlaw abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, before many people know they’re pregnant. Florida’s six-week ban is slated to take effect May 1. The initiative: The citizen-driven initiative to pass the Amendment...