As OB/GYNs, we've dedicated our lives to the unique challenge of caring for two patients—a mother and her preborn child—at once. But this year, we found ourselves in a new role: public advocates. Along with a coalition of like-minded doctors, we stood up against a constitutional amendment in Florida that would have endangered our maternal patients and ended the lives of our preborn patients, helping to secure the first defeat of a radical abortion amendment after seven straight pro-life losses.
It was a hard road, especially since strategists tell us it's harder to convince people to vote "No" than "Yes."
But we don't want to talk about the science of elections—we want to talk about the science of women's health.
You see, there are many reasons this ballot initiative was defeated, and there are many people who worked for this victory. We empowered more than 700 medical professionals, spanning over 50 specialties and practicing across Florida in more than 100 cities from Jacksonville down to Miami and virtually every county, who focused on speaking to their communities about ...
