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Two months after a proposal to repeal Florida\u2019s six-week abortion law and enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution failed to gather the 60% required for passage, more than 100 people gathered Wednesday on four street corners in downtown St. Petersburg to advocate for the cause. \n<\/p>

The late morning event took place under what for Floridians was considered frigid weather conditions (the temperature was in the low 40s) on the 52nd anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that enshrined a federal right to an abortion \u2014 a right removed by the high court in 2022\u2019s Dobbs decision and given back to the states to decide. \n<\/p>

\u201cWe\u2019re very disheartened with the defeat of the ballot measure but we know that doesn\u2019t change the fact that Floridians still need abortion care,\u201d said Amy Weintraub of Pinellas NOW (National Organization for Women). \u201cWomen are accessing abortion with the help of the providers that are still open and providing service up until six weeks of pregnancy.\u201d \n<\/p>

Bree Wallace is director for case management with the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund, which provides financial assistance and logistical support for patients seeking abortions. \n<\/p>

\u201cI don\u2019t think that we\u2019re going to get back abortion rights for a while in Florida,\u201d she acknowledged. \u201cI think that we went even more red in this [past] election and [state Republicans] just have a lot of power right now. And it doesn\u2019t mean that we don\u2019t have a lot of power too, but we have to use it in the moment at least in more community ways.\u201d \n<\/p>

\u201cFlorida is gone,\u201d said Linda Darin, treasurer for Pinellas NOW, in describing the state of politics in the Sunshine State in 2025. \u201cI\u2019m from Detroit originally, and when I moved here at least Florida was semi-purple. It\u2019s gone now. And you know we had a meeting the night after the election where we had about 20 women there, and we\u2019re just all looking at each other saying, \u2018What happened to this country? Something is wrong here.\u2019\u201d \n<\/p>

Following the 1973 Roe decision, Florida\u2019s abortion rights laws were further boosted by a 1989 Florida Supreme Court ruling holding that a 1980 constitutional amendment that added the right to privacy to the state Constitution included a right to an abortion before viability. Then, in 2022, the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a 15-week abortion ban just months before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe. The Legislature and the governor went even further in 2023, approving the six-week abortion ban. \n<\/p>

In April 2024, the Florida Supreme Court voted to overrule its 1989 precedent<\/a>, upholding the 15-week ban. Thirty days later, the six-week law went into effect. \n<\/p>

Amendment 4<\/h4>

Abortion rights activists spent more than $100 million on a 2024 constitutional amendment (Amendment 4) to restore a woman\u2019s right to an abortion up until the time of viability, estimated to be around 24 weeks. The measure received strong support from the public, getting 57% of the vote, but short of the 60% threshold required for passage. \n<\/p>

Drea Thew, of Gulfport, said she felt \u201cdevastated\u201d after Amendment 4 failed at the ballot box, but she says she\u2019s not giving up the fight. But she acknowledged that she doesn\u2019t see any legislative or initiative process on the horizon. \n<\/p>

\u201cI knew that [Yes on 4] movement spent a very large amount of money. Tons and tons of money to do this. We weren\u2019t able to do this because of suppression, oppression, and lies by the [DeSantis] administration and the legislators. So, if we didn\u2019t do it then, I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s going to happen again. And now DeSantis is back with the legislators to make the citizen\u2019s initiative process even harder for the citizens of this state to make their voices heard. So, I\u2019m not that hopeful.\u201d \n<\/p>

Weintraub recently stepped down as reproductive rights program director for Progress Florida after leading that group\u2019s efforts in the Yes on 4 campaign<\/a>. She\u2019s not sure there will be a similar effort anytime soon. \n<\/p>

\u201cIt was a tremendous amount of energy that was poured into that effort,\u201d she recounted. \u201cI dedicated a year-and-a-half, maybe two years of my life into that, and many, many other repro leaders did too. And we raised an unprecedented amount of money \u2013 more than $100 million dollars. We did get a strong majority, 57%, but it just wasn\u2019t enough to get that inflated requirement. So, it\u2019s unclear to me what the movement will do, but I\u2019m skeptical that will happen anytime soon.\u201d \n<\/p>

Scott Mahurin, president of Florida Preborn Rescue, told the Phoenix the pro-life movement in Florida is excited and motivated. \n<\/p>

\u201cWe are emboldened \u2014 not only by the Trump victory but the defeat of Amendment 4 last November,\u201d he said. \u201cWe must protect the preborn of Florida from destruction and discrimination. Much work remains to be done, but it is easier to have a national administration that is not fighting us every step of the way.\u201d \n<\/p>

Web purge<\/h4>

Among the moves the Trump administration has performed this week on abortion was removing a government website focused on reproductive health called reproductiverights.gov<\/a>. It was launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2022 as a part of a public awareness campaign to safeguard information on rights to access reproductive care, as well as provide details on what health insurance is required to cover and where to go if one needed health insurance. \n<\/p> It also shared details on how to access birth control and abortion care and offered a list of other services covered by most insurance plans, including breast and cervical cancer screenings, prenatal care, and HIV screenings, according to USA Today<\/a>. \n

Trump himself called the Florida six-week ban \u201ctoo short\u201d<\/a> last August but, after drawing heat he reversed<\/a> himself a day later and said he would oppose Amendment 4. The president said earlier in the campaign<\/a> that he wanted to allow the states, and not the federal government, to pass any such laws. \n<\/p>

St. Petersburg resident Peggy McCloud believes Trump will stay out of the issue. \n<\/p>

\u201cI think he will because he understands political expediency,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI don\u2019t think that he\u2019ll mess with it.\u201d \n<\/p>

DeSantis spent much of 2024 on the campaign trail denouncing Amendment 4 (as well as Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational cannabis), including spending public funding<\/a> to make sure the measure failed to get the 60%. \n<\/p>

He\u2019s now being feted by anti-abortion groups. On Friday he is scheduled to receive a \u201cNational Pro-Life Recognition Award\u201d from Priests for Life, a Florida group, during the National Prayer Service in Washington, D.C., along with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, all of whom helped defeat abortion measures in their states last year. \n<\/p>

\u201cNo matter the outcome, the work that was done in these battles to educate and mobilize our fellow citizens has lasting value,\u201d said Priests for Life National Director Frank Pavone in a press release<\/a>. \u201cWe will celebrate the victories and we will commit ourselves to undo the amendments that unfortunately did pass. They will not stand.\u201d \n<\/p>

\u2018I\u2019m hopeful\u2019<\/h4>

Orlando Democratic state Rep. Anna Eskamani, who worked at Planned Parenthood for six years, said in a statement Wednesday that the fact that 57% of Floridians voted to repeal the six-week law last November sent \u201ca clear message: Floridians oppose abortion bans.\u201d \n<\/p>

\u201cAcross the state, people are stepping up \u2014 supporting abortion funds, volunteering, and fighting to protect the right to decide when or if to start a family,\u201d she said. \n<\/p>

\u201cAccess to abortion care should not depend on who you are, where you live, or how much money you make. Together, as a powerful majority, we will fight for a future where every person has the freedom to make decisions about their body and life. The road ahead will not be easy, but our cause is just, and we will not back down.\u201d \n<\/p>

\u201cI\u2019m hopeful,\u201d said St. Petersburg resident Joy Williams at the rally. \u201cWhat are we going to do? We can\u2019t go back. \u2026 I would be happy to put these signs down and not have to be out here anymore. But it appears that we go forward, and then we go back.\u201d <\/a> <\/p>

Florida Phoenix<\/a> is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Florida Phoenix maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Michael Moline for questions: info@floridaphoenix.com<\/a>.<\/i> <\/p> Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a>

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