A coalition of abortion and civil rights groups are launching an effort Monday to put constitutional protections for abortion on Florida’s ballot in next year’s election.
The ballot initiative would bar restrictions on abortion before fetal viability, considered to be at about the 24th week of pregnancy, undoing the state’s current 15-week ban and recently passed 6-week ban, according to Planned Parenthood, which provided NBC News with a preview of the effort.
“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,” the ballot summary will say