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Florida Pregnancy Notification, Amendment 1 (2004)
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The Florida Pregnancy Notification Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on the November 2, 2004 election ballot in Florida, where it was approved.
- The amendment added Article X, Section 22 of the Florida Constitution to allow the legislature to create laws requiring parental notification when a minor seeks an abortion.[1]
Election results
| Florida Amendment 1 (2004) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 4,639,635 | 64.67% | ||
| No | 2,534,910 | 35.33% | ||
Results via: the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections
Text of measure
The ballot title read:
| “ | Parental Notification of a Minor's Termination of Pregnancy[1] | ” |
The ballot read:
| “ | ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS Section 22. Parental notice of termination of a minor's pregnancy. The legislature shall not limit or deny the privacy right guaranteed to a minor under the United States Constitution as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court. Notwithstanding a minor's right of privacy provided in Section 23 of Article 1, the Legislature is authorized to require by general law for notification to a parent or guardian of a minor before the termination of the minor's pregnancy. The Legislature shall provide exceptions to such requirement for notification and shall create a process for judicial waiver of the notification.[2] |
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Constitutional changes
The text of the amendment read:
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Section 22. Parental notice of termination of a minor's pregnancy. -- |
Campaign Contributions
Florida Right to Life Pac spent a total of $4,369 in support of the amendment, while Planned Parenthood Voice For Choice Action Fund spent $5,190 against the measure.[3]
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