MIAMI — Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in South Florida Monday called “Doctors Against Amendment 4” to urge voters to vote “No” on the abortion amendment.
The governor spoke on the ballot issue from Coral Gables as early in-person voting got underway across the state. He was joined by about a dozen doctors on stage who are part of a coalition of hundreds of healthcare professionals across the Sunshine State voicing their concerns about Amendment 4.
The text of Amendment 4, titled “The Amendment to Limit Government Interference With Abortion,” states:
“No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider. This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.”
The first part of the amendment DeSantis addressed at the press …