Meet the organizers trying to reverse Florida’s abortion ban
Post Reports
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🗓️ 15 August 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Florida is just one of a number of states where abortion rights will be on the November ballot. In Florida, voters will decide whether to pass Amendment 4, which would reverse Florida’s six-week abortion ban and put abortion protections in the state constitution.
Grassroots organizers in Florida have been going door to door trying to get out the vote to pass Amendment 4. Some of these groups have been specifically targeting Latino voters, who organizers believe have been ignored by the Democratic Party.
This summer, reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske visited Florida to spend time with these organizers and see the kinds of conversations they were having with potential voters. Today on “Post Reports,” host Elahe Izadi speaks with Molly about what she learned in Florida about how abortion rights could shape the election.
Today’s show was produced by Peter Bresnan, with support from Ali Bianco and Elana Gordon. It was mixed by Sean Carter and edited by Monica Campbell, with help from Lucy Perkins. Thanks to Susan Levine. Additional reporting by Reshma Kirpalani.
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| 0:00.0 | Ruth, why don't we come over here and just do these doors right here in Vernon? |
| 0:05.0 | For Vernon? |
| 0:07.0 | It's 11 weeks from the November election, and across the country, |
| 0:11.0 | political organizers are going door to door. |
| 0:13.8 | Okay, let's go. |
| 0:14.8 | I'll keep walking this way? |
| 0:15.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:16.8 | All right, perfect. |
| 0:17.8 | So Sasha, get go here, Vernon. |
| 0:20.2 | These organizers are trying to get people to support issues that they care about. |
| 0:24.3 | So whatever you think. |
| 0:26.1 | So it only takes two minutes. |
| 0:27.1 | Is that okay with you? |
| 0:28.1 | Okay, great. |
| 0:30.1 | And this scene, it's happening in Florida with Alex Barios. |
| 0:34.8 | He's an organizer with me Viscino, Spanish for my neighbor. |
| 0:38.6 | Alex is there in the summer heat talking to Osman Nasko, who's 50 and lives near Palm Beach. |
| 0:45.0 | So this November there's going to be a couple of initiatives on the ballot. |
| 0:49.0 | The first one is, it's a bit controversial, so I'm just going to start with it. |
| 0:52.0 | It's around abortion and health care. |
| 0:55.3 | Alex and Mevasino are trying to mobilize people around abortion. |
| 1:00.1 | Specifically, an initiative on Florida's November ballot called Amendment 4. |
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