Florida’s Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Fails, Keeping Six-Week Ban in Place NYT | Top Stories By: Patricia Mazzei 6 November 2024 at 11:19 The defeat is a political victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, who had become the face of a well-funded opposition campaign. © Zack Wittman for The New York TimesA rally against Amendment 4 in Ave Maria, Fla., last month. Florida currently bans most abortions after six weeks.