On Saturday, dozens of people came to Miami’s Bayfront Park to protest Florida’s restrictions on abortion rights.
They are urging people to support Amendment 4, which would permit access to abortion in the Sunshine State, by voting “yes.”
In particular, it would allow the process to continue legally up until the point at which the patient’s healthcare provider determines that the foetus is viable.
Residents of all ages joined in the cries for change, as did local officials including the mayor of Miami-Dade County.
“When you see people coming together and when you see the impact that it has on people, it spreads awareness of issues,” a woman told NBC6.
“The right to choose for one’s body belongs to the person, who is going to make that choice – not to the government,” a man who attended the rally said.
In the meantime, organisations such as Florida Right to Life are opposing Amendment 4, arguing that they wish to uphold the sanctity of life from the moment of conception and advising voters to cast a “no” ballot in November.
