The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials in a dispute over their advocacy against a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would limit government involvement in abortion matters.
In a unanimous decision on Oct. 10, the high court rejected a petition filed by Florida resident Adam Richardson, who claimed that DeSantis and others unlawfully used their official capacities and state resources to influence voters against Amendment 4.
The amendment aims to prevent the state of Florida from enacting laws that would penalize or restrict access to abortion before viability, defined in Florida statutes as when a fetus’s life is “sustainable outside the womb,” and in cases where it’s “necessary to protect the patient’s health.” It was approved for ballot placement by a court earlier this year and is set for a public vote on Nov. 5, with a 60 percent majority required for it to pass….