By Communications Department - Archdiocese of Miami

 

Miami Shores, FL (November 5, 2024) – I am profoundly relieved that Florida’s pro-abortion Amendment 4 did not pass. This outcome is certainly welcomed by all those who recognize that human life begins at conception and that this is a scientific and biological fact and not merely a religious belief or ideological theory. As such the unborn child should be welcomed in life and protected by law. 

However, though this outcome reaffirms our commitment to protecting the sanctity of life at all stages, it still does not outlaw abortion entirely in Florida. This outcome only rejected an extreme and ill-conceived proposition, since the decision making on abortion policy returned to the people and its elected representatives. 

We remain steadfast in our efforts to promote human flourishing in society, as Florida continues to allow legislation protecting the unborn to move forward in our state legislatures and constitution. 

Abortion too often is seen as the solution to an unforeseen problem, a fallback position if contraception failed or was not used. But abortion is no solution — and it is no right. It is a wrong, a grievous wrong that has prematurely ended the lives of more than 60 million souls in this country alone since 1973.

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