Liberty Counsel Chairman Mathew Staver speaks to reporters in front of the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee after telling justices Wednesday a proposed amendment to protect abortion rights should be kept off the ballot. Lawyers trying to keep an abortion rights measure off the Florida ballot have told the state Supreme Court that the proposed amendment is deceptive, and that voters won’t realize just how far it will expand access to the procedure. “This is a wolf coming as a wolf,” said Chief Justice Carlos Muniz, one of five appointees of Republican Gov. Proponents of the proposed amendment say the language of the ballot summary and the proposed amendment are concise and that Moody is playing politics instead of letting voters decide whether to protect access to abortions. If the question is allowed on the ballot, 60% of voters would have to approve it.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 11, 2024 15:30 UTC