Florida’s abortion-rights ballot initiative fell short of passing on Tuesday, leaving in place a six-week abortion ban that has helped restrict access across almost all of the Southern U.S. The measure’s defeat is a significant victory for Gov.

DeSantis and opponents to Amendment 4 argued the ballot measure's authors are "lying" to Floridians, and words used, like "health care provider" and "viability" leave too much room for "outsiders" and unqualified practitioners to come to Florida and perform unsafe procedures.

Despite millions of dollars poured into ads and other voter outreach, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have protected abortion access in Florida failed Tuesday. Amendment 4, backed by a coalition of groups supporting abortion access,