Groups in support of abortion access could come back and try to pass another amendment in another election cycle. But it won’t be easy. Florida lawmakers have made the ballot initiative process more difficult and expensive in the last few years, ...

Florida's proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee abortion access failed, even though more than half the voters approved it. Why?

DeSantis and opponents to Amendment 4 argued the ballot measure's authors are "lying" to Floridians, and words used, like "health care provider" and "viability" leave too much room for "outsiders" and unqualified practitioners to come to Florida and perform unsafe procedures.