{"id":2329214,"date":"2024-08-22T13:28:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-supreme-court-allows-financial-statement-to-be-attached-to-abortion-ballot-measure-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:33:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:33:06","slug":"florida-supreme-court-allows-financial-statement-to-be-attached-to-abortion-ballot-measure-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-supreme-court-allows-financial-statement-to-be-attached-to-abortion-ballot-measure-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Supreme Court allows financial statement to be attached to abortion ballot measure &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-supreme-court-allows-financial-statement-to-be-attached-to-abortion-ballot-measure-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329214&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Florida Supreme \u200bCourt recently \u200cruled in a 6-1 decision that a financial statement \u200dregarding a ballot measure on\u2062 abortion \u200dcan be included for voters. \u2063This measure seeks\u2063 to \u2062enshrine abortion\u2064 rights up \u2063to viability in the state. The court upheld the statement, which warns that passing Amendment \u20634 could lead to increased abortions, reduced\u2062 births, potential state-funded abortions, and \u200cthe\u200d implications of minors obtaining abortions without parental\u2062 consent. The majority opinion asserted that the group challenging\u200d the statement, Floridians \u200dProtecting Freedom, had participated in the process and thus forfeited their claim to \u200ccontest it. Supporters of \u200bAmendment 4\u200b condemned the financial \u2062statement as misleading, while opponents, including \u200cthe campaign Vote No on 4 Florida, welcomed the court\u2019s\u2064 decision, emphasizing the importance of informing \u2064voters about the potential consequences of the \u200camendment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Florida Supreme Court allows financial statement to be attached to abortion ballot measure<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735685\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a> Supreme Court ruled that a financial statement, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3086649\/florida-abortion-ballot-measure-financial-impact-statement-blasted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">blasted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jennifer-aniston-on-abortion-laws-i-repeat-no-uterus-no-opinion\/\" title=\"Jennifer Aniston On Abortion Laws: \u2018I Repeat \u2026 No Uterus, No Opinion\u2019\">abortion-rights advocates<\/a><\/a>, will be allowed to appear alongside a ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion through viability in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s high court ruled 6-1 against the group challenging the statement, Floridians Protecting Freedom, because it participated in and did not object to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference&rsquo;s process, which it was seeking to challenge with the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The petitioners actively participated in the Estimating Conference process that they now challenge, without questioning or objecting to the Conference&rsquo;s authority to issue a revised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-school-district-pays-woke-kindergarten-group-20k-for-consulting\/\" title=\"California School District Pays \u2018Woke Kindergarten\u2019 Group K For Consulting\">financial impact statement<\/a> on its own initiative,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-constitutional-authority-to-declassify-anything-he-wants-mike-davis\/\" title=\"Trump Has Constitutional Authority to Declassify \u2018Anything He Wants\u2019: Mike Davis\">majority opinion reads<\/a>. &ldquo;For that basic reason, the petitioners waived or forfeited any reasonable claim to extraordinary relief from this Court.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The approved financial statement warns that if enacted, Amendment 4 would lead to more abortions and fewer births in the state, along with &ldquo;uncertainty&rdquo; over whether it would lead to state-funded abortions and parental consent laws for minors to receive abortions, among other concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Litigation to resolve those and other uncertainties will result in additional costs to the state government and state courts that will negatively impact the state budget,&rdquo; the statement <a href=\"http:\/\/edr.state.fl.us\/Content\/constitutional-amendments\/2024Ballot\/LimitGovernmentInterferencewithAbortionFinancial%20Impact%20Statement_Second%20Series.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">reads<\/a>, in part. &ldquo;An increase in abortions may negatively affect the growth of state and local revenues over time. Because the fiscal impact of increased abortions on state and local revenues and costs cannot be estimated with precision, the total impact of the proposed amendment is indeterminate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group supporting Amendment 4, Floridians Protecting Freedom, has slammed the statement as &ldquo;deceptive and politically-motivated&rdquo; and argued that it would mislead voters on the ballot measure.<\/p>\n<p>The main group opposing the ballot measure, Vote No on 4 Florida, celebrated the decision as being the &ldquo;right decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Florida Supreme Court made the right decision by approving the financial impact statement that will appear on the ballot with Amendment 4,&rdquo; Vote No on 4 statewide grassroots director Sara Johnson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This statement advises voters that Amendment 4 could result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-states-taking-on-house-democrats-equality-act\/\" title=\"Majority of states taking on House Democrats\u2019 Equality Act\">taxpayer-funded abortions<\/a>, and would allow abortions to be performed on minors without a parent&rsquo;s consent &ndash; information that Florida voters deserve to know, and that the extremists who wrote amendment 4 are attempting to hide,&rdquo; Johnson added.<\/p>\n<p>Amendment 4 would prevent the state from creating legislation that would &ldquo;prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient&rsquo;s health, as determined by the patient&rsquo;s healthcare provider,&rdquo; if passed. Opponents of the measure&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3067233\/opponents-florida-abortion-measure-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">argue<\/a>&nbsp;it is intentionally vague in its wording and could open the door for little to no restrictions on abortion.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The measure requires a 60% margin to be enacted into law, a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3060337\/floridas-abortion-ballot-measure-faces-daunting-threshold-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"daunting\">daunting<\/a> threshold than in states where passing a state constitutional amendment needs a simple majority. Democrats have seen the measure as a way to boost turnout and make Florida more competitive after the GOP blew them out in the 2022 midterm elections in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunshine State is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3120891\/where-abortion-ballot-measures-stand-in-different-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"multiple states\">multiple states<\/a> that will vote on abortion ballot measures in November.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735685\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735685\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Supreme Court has decided that a financial statement, criticized by advocates for abortion rights, can be included with a ballot measure aimed at protecting abortion access up to the point of viability in Florida. The court ruled 6-1 against the group Floridians Protecting Freedom, which challenged the statement, stating that they had participated in and did not object to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference&#8217;s process prior to their lawsuit. The majority opinion noted that because the petitioners engaged in this process without raising concerns about its authority to issue a revised financial impact statement, they forfeited their claim for extraordinary relief from the court.<\/p>\n<p>The approved financial statement cautions that if Amendment 4 is passed, it could result in an increase in abortions and a decrease in births within the state. It also raises concerns about potential state-funded abortions and parental consent laws for minors seeking abortions. The statement indicates that litigation over these uncertainties could lead to additional costs for state government and courts, negatively affecting the budget. Furthermore, it suggests that an increase in abortions might adversely impact state and local revenue growth over time.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Amendment 4 have condemned this financial statement as &#8220;deceptive&#8221; and politically motivated, claiming it misleads voters regarding the ballot measure. Conversely, opponents represented by Vote No on 4 Florida welcomed the court&#8217;s decision as correct. They argue that voters should be informed about potential taxpayer-funded abortions and lack of parental consent requirements for minors under Amendment 4.<\/p>\n<p>If passed, Amendment 4 would prevent any legislation aimed at prohibiting or restricting abortion before viability or when necessary for protecting a patient&#8217;s health as determined by their healthcare provider. Critics assert that its vague language could lead to minimal restrictions on abortion access.<\/p>\n<p>To become law, this measure requires approval from at least 60% of voters\u2014more challenging than states where only a simple majority is needed for constitutional amendments. Democrats view this measure as an opportunity to enhance voter turnout following significant losses during Florida&#8217;s 2022 midterm elections. In November, Florida will join several other states voting on similar abortion-related measures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2329215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/florida-supreme-court-abortion-financial-statement.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,5113,32275],"class_list":["post-2329214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-florida","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/florida-supreme-court-abortion-financial-statement.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}