Amendment 4: Florida voters to weigh abortion ballot measure

Of all the US abortion ballot measures, the one in this conservative state will be most closely watched.

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Her home state of Florida is one of 10 across the country that will have abortion on the ballot this election.

If passed, Florida's measure - Amendment 4 - would overturn the six-week abortion ban currently in effect here and expand access to the point of foetal viability, which is about 24 weeks of pregnancy. It could also be later "when necessary to protect the patient’s health", according to the measure's wording.

Ms Linkhorst, who said she was “nervous” about living in a state with limited abortion access, told the BBC she was going to vote yes.

“It’s important to vote based on our rights,” she said of her vote both for Kamala Harris and for expanding abortion access in Florida. “I don’t think it’s the government’s right to police women’s bodies.”

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