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FL’s Amendment 4 Backers Show Underage Girls How To Get Abortions Without Parents’ Permission

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05.09.2024

Some of the biggest proponents of Florida’s proposed unlimited abortion ballot measure are encouraging and even helping underage girls seeking abortions to circumvent state laws requiring parental consent.

The “Yes on 4” campaign, which is responsible for promoting a proposed amendment that would effectively enshrine abortion through birth in the Sunshine State’s constitution and eliminate safeguards designed to protect women and children, featured information on its now-scrubbed “Resources” page that links to websites explaining how teens can obtain abortions without involving their parents, as mandated by Florida law.

An archived version of the page also warns girls and women away from life-saving pregnancy centers by claiming they are “fake clinics” that “may try to trick and shame you” and “use tactics to delay your decision-making until it’s too late to have an abortion.”

The first link on the “Yes on 4” website takes users to Floridians for Reproductive Freedom’s (FRF) guidance, which boasts of connecting girls who “cannot involve a parent” with attorneys who can finagle........

© The Federalist


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