Abortion threatens GOP’s chances in Florida statehouse races
Posted on AllSides April 27th, 2024
From The Center
Abortion politics is threatening to roil Florida Republicans’ chances in competitive state Legislature races amid widespread voter backlash. The Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week limit on abortion earlier this month, paving the way for a six-week ban passed by the state Legislature last year to soon go into effect. Now, a handful of vulnerable Republican state lawmakers who supported the six-week restrictions could be imperiled in November as anger over the ban grows. “Given how unpopular this new policy is and the fact that there’s a constitutional amendment question...