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Fri Oct 7, 2022, 05:26 PM Oct 2022

Abortion rights advocates urge Florida voters to reject all but one of the state Supreme Court justi

https://www.wmnf.org/abortion-rights-advocates-are-urging-florida-voters-to-reject-all-but-one-of-the-state-supreme-court-justices-on-the-ballot-this-year/

In the wake of the Dobbs ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned Roe v. Wade and put decisions about a woman’s right to choose in the hands of states, abortion rights advocates are urging Florida voters to reject all but one of the state Supreme Court justices on the ballot this year.

Laura Lawson is a lawyer working to call attention to what’s known as a merit retention vote. That’s a yes or no vote on whether the justices should remain on the court for another six years. Lawson’s recommendation is this:

“Vote yes on Justice Jorge Labarga and vote no on all four remaining justices,” she says. “I believe confidently after having researched this that they have committed to overturn choice in this state, to disrespect the privacy right in our constitution and to continue to move, because they have already been moving this court, in a direction that is inconsistent with the Florida Constitution and is inconsistent with the voters of the state.”
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