Gabrielle Russon
A national pro-life group is launching an ad campaign starting this week that claims Amendment 4 will allow late-term abortions.
“My birth mom was a scared teenager when she was forced into a late term abortion because of a doctor’s mistake. I survived, but my twin did not,” said Claire Culwell, a Texan who has been outspoken in her pro-life advocacy, in the new 30-second ad paid for by Created Equal. “I was left broken and hurt. Late-term abortion is real and so is the pain, but the pro-choice industry wants it right up to birth. … Will you stand for victims? Please vote ‘no’ on Amendment 4.”
Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group behind Amendment 4, is fighting back against those attempting to paint the ballot initiative as allowing for abortions right up until birth.
“I want to talk about abortion later in pregnancy. The idea that any woman would electively seek an abortion late in her pregnancy is disgusting,” said Lauren Brenzel, a spokeswoman for the political committee that helped lead a citizens-effort to get abortion rights on the ballot. Brenzel spoke to media during a recent press call.
Meanwhile, the Floridians Protecting Freedom group is airing ads that depict Florida’s current six-week abortion ban as one of the strictest in the country with “no real exemptions” for rape or incest victims and to save the mother’s life.
Florida’s law allows exceptions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy for rape, incest and human trafficking victims if they provide proof of the crimes against them with a police report, restraining order or medical report.
Two physicians can also say in writing that an abortion is necessary to save a pregnant woman’s life, another exemption written into state law.
Vice President Kamala Harris also recently released a new commercial featuring clips from the presidential debate where former President Donald Trump took credit for helping overturn Roe v. Wade. Harris described a woman bleeding in her car from a miscarriage or a young, pregnant incest survivor as unable to get the medical care they needed due to abortion bans and doctors’ fears to treat them.
With both sides trying to win support in what is expected to be a tight race, Created Equal said it’s new ad “will target center and center-right persuadable voters.”
“Passage of Amendment 4 would be the crown jewel for the abortion industry. Florida would become a destination for violent, 5, 6, and 7-month abortions,” said Created Equal’s President Mark Harrington in a statement. “By voting ‘No on 4’ Floridians can stop abortion extremists from achieving their diabolical plans to make Florida become California on abortion.”
9 comments
Dont Say FLA
September 18, 2024 at 4:59 pm
Scare tactics are the only electives going on with the third trimester.
The thing about each trimester is they sum to a pregnancy’s full term and the government has zero business inserting itself between a woman and her doctor no matter the ‘mester.
Gub’ment, you mind your own dang business
Joe
September 19, 2024 at 11:39 am
‘The idea that any woman would electively seek an abortion late in her pregnancy is disgusting.’
It’s also just a RepubliQan fever dream, nothing more than a dark fantasy conjured by “conservative” trolls, i.e. campaign and PAC staffers. Nobody is seeking elective late term abortions, just like no Haitians are eating cats in Springfield Ohio. These people are insane liars and hypocrites.
Jojo
September 21, 2024 at 8:32 am
Well put.. I have nothing more to add
A Day without MAGA
September 19, 2024 at 12:49 pm
How many abortion has Trump paid for , probably a few in his life, evidence of Trump personally abortion Google Marla Maples Abortion
Cindy
September 20, 2024 at 9:45 am
I am not in their love life. And any services I have I need to pay.
Why do I need to emotionally support someone who will not look at me twice
Michael K
September 20, 2024 at 7:07 pm
What I find disgusting is people who think the government has any business in people’s bedrooms and controlling a woman’s body.
Senator Harris asked Brett Kavanaugh what laws control a man’s body.
The answer, of course, is none. But the now Supreme Court Justice was unable to answer the simple question.
Linwood Wright
September 23, 2024 at 9:55 am
“Pro-Life” except for the mothers at risk of dying due to pregnancy complications. Honestly, all of the people who support this abortion ban are absolute evil f*cking ghouls. Despicable garbage people.
Gail Lansford
September 26, 2024 at 1:17 pm
Ron DeSantis using taxpayer funds to influence political outcome is illegal. Roe v Wade was the law of the land for half a century. Women I know who had abortions never had one with a “flippant attitude.” And those who had miscarriages required medical care D&C to avoid becoming septic. The ONLY thing the Republican Party wants to do is to control women. Period. Once you are pregnant, you are a ward of the state. With crooked Ronny as the warden. Literally- women are furious. And these men STILL cannot figure it out. .
cassandra was right
September 27, 2024 at 3:47 pm
Claire Culwell: You should be ashamed. Using your own mother’s medical tragedy to shill for the Forced-Birth Industry. And using your twin who cannot speak for herself!
Women are the ONLY ones with the moral right to determine what they do with their own body. NO ONE ELSE. Your mother’s right to choose was taken from her. That doesn’t justify doing the same to even one more girl or woman. Claire it is time to honor the countless women and girls who— like your mother— have had their rights taken from them. It’s time to pass A4
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