Personhood Florida, Protect Human Life Florida, the Florida Baptist Convention, Women Impacting the Nation, and dozens of biblically based sanctity of life organizations, prolife pregnancy centers, churches, and leaders have teamed up to promote the Human Life Protection Amendment!
This is a state constitutional amendment initiative recognizing the God-given right to life of the preborn individual. It defines by law a “preborn individual” as a human person at any stage of development. The amendment would recognize and protect all innocent preborn human life from conception and is the only active pro-life citizen initiative currently registered with the Florida Division of Elections. Download, print, and sign the amendment today!
In the past, Personhood Florida sponsored the Personhood Amendment in our state. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade according to the Dobbs decision on June 24th, 2022, there has been a new wave of support for a citizen-led initiative to abolish abortion in our state. We have now joined in Christian unity with several organizations to push for a state constitutional amendment to protect all preborn human life without exception. We are excited that our dream of seeing these precious children protected by love and by law is that much closer to becoming a reality!
Why a state constitutional amendment?
Currently, under Florida law there are dozens of state regulations allowing abortion. These are under Chapter 390 “Termination of Pregnancies.”These state statutes allow different types of abortion. The exceptions and regulations go on for pages and pages.
Prior to Roe v. Wade, the only exception for abortion in the state of Florida was a life threatening situation for the mother. Ironically, if no compromised laws had been passed, under the recent Dobbs decision that overturned Roe, Florida could have quickly returned to being essentially an abortion free state.
However, we can undo years of evil, compromised laws with one amendment. The collaborative language of this proposed amendment states that “all laws, judicial precedents, and acts contrary to this section shall be null, void, and deemed repealed to the extent of any conflict with this section.”
If this amendment were to be approved by Florida voters, no state law and no Florida Supreme Court decision, past, present, or future, would be able to supersede the constitutional recognition and legal protection of the right to life of a preborn child!
Rather than leave it to our legislature to write more laws regulating abortion, we the people of the state of Florida, can end the killing of the preborn with one amendment!
We cannot fail unless we fail to try!
Personhood amendments have been voted on five times in three states in the past decade – Colorado, Mississippi and North Dakota. Although several of the votes were close, no state won the majority needed to amend their state constitution. However, this was not a failure.
One positive result was in changing the terms of the abortion debate. Rather than centering on a woman’s right to choose and opting for the regulation of abortion, the conversation in these states has shifted to recognizing the Personhood of the preborn child.
Further, in every state where Personhood amendments were tried, more people got involved with efforts to protect the preborn. Crisis pregnancy counseling grew more than ever before, more people got involved on the grassroots level, solid, prolife candidates were elected to office, and abortion rates went down in every state.
We even began to see major political candidates switch to a “no exceptions” stance on ending the gruesome practice of child sacrifice. The focus has switched from that of a secular women’s rights issue to the unabashed biblical truth that these are little baby girls and boys made in the image of God.
Further, the effect was nationwide! Many states near to the places where state Personhood amendments were tried now have total or near-total abortion bans. These states include Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
We recognize that some of these laws are not 100 percent perfect, but several states no longer have operating abortion mills and more states are expected to abolish abortion in the near future.
There is no doubt that the paradigm has shifted from “pro-life with exceptions” to “restoring the personhood of preborn children without exception!”
We will not stop until every preborn child is protected!
Yes, it will be difficult to get on the ballot in Florida, and Florida is one of only three states in the nation to require a 60 percent or higher supermajorityfor voter approval of a constitutional amendment. This is an extremely high bar. We would initially need to get close to a million valid signatures to qualify for ballot placement. However, we believe that Florida is a forerunner state. What happens here affects the rest of the nation. Even a near miss in Florida at under 60 percent of the vote would embolden other states where the threshold is lower to pass Personhood amendments to their state constitutions.
If we try and don’t give up, we trust that eventually God will give us the victory in Florida as well!
We need to work hard to raise the finances, expand our networks, and continue to increase our grassroots support to win. Passing a state constitutional amendment by a citizen initiative, while a difficult process, can be done.
Yes, it will be a hard battle, but we cannot fail to try!
One positive statistic is that in the entire history of citizen initiativesin the state of Florida, the 44 initiatives that gained ballot access with a grassroots signature effort (those not placed on the ballot by the state legislature or the constitutional revision committee) have been well received by Florida voters. The success rate once on the ballot is 77 percent, with 34 of them having been approved to date. As we go out into the streets, we are stirring lively discussion, changing minds, and winning hearts. We have also seen many people choose life for their preborn children and profess Christ as their Lord and Savior. As we live out a faithful witness, we do not believe we can fail.
Now is the time to go on the offense!
We cannot spend our time on defense trying to keep the abortion industry from expanding in our state. And believe me they are! But we are God’s people who are called to run to the battle! We will need every bit of time, energy, focus, and financial resources to mount a serious effort to protect all preborn human life.
Won’t you join with us to protect the preborn in the state of Florida?
As surrounding states move to protect innocent human life, sadly, Florida is quickly becoming an abortion vacation state! Women are taking time off of work and school and traveling to Florida to pay an abortionist to rip their preborn babies limb from limb, and the compromised “pro-life” laws that some tout aren’t stopping the abortionists from doing so! We cannot stand idly by and continue to let this happen! We are the Church! We must push back the gates of Hell until every innocent human being is protected!
January 22, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the dreadful Roe v Wade decision. We rejoice that Roe v Wade is no more but realize that more babies are dying by abortion in the state of Florida than ever before! Floridians need to rise up to be a voice for the voiceless. We need to defend the preborn!
Many Floridians will take part in the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. There are several events throughout Florida though where prolifers will gather to remember the babies who have been lost and to stand for life. We encourage you to make plans to attend one of these events near you in all Florida Counties including Indian River, Orange, Pinellas, St. Johns, and St. Lucie Counties.
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ProLife Sermon
All Florida Counties Sanctity of Human Life Sundays Dates: Sunday, January 15 and 22, 2023 Location: Your Church Description: The majority of women who have abortions in America attend church regularly! Moreover, at least 1/3 of the women and men in churches in America have participated in an abortion! Women and men in your church needs to hear the truth from God’s word about life, abortion, sin, and forgiveness! Encourage your pastor to preach a prolife sermon Sunday, January 15 and/or 22, 2023. Additionally, collect petitions for the newHuman Life Protection Amendment to help abolish abortion in the state of Florida. More Information: Personhood FL Pastor’s Page.
Indian River County 4th Annual Sanctity of Human Life Event Date: Friday, January 20, 2023 Time: 7 pm Location: Oceans Unite Christian Centre, 6200 20th St, Suite 248, Vero Beach, FL Description: Video showing of Kayleigh McEnany, former White House Press Secretary, speaking at Care Net’s Fall Fundraiser. Donations will be accepted. More Information: https://carenetchampions.org/sohl.
Orange County A Time of Public Witness, Prayer, & Remembrance for the innocent babes slain by the act of abortion! Date: Sunday, January 2s, 2023 Time: 8=1:30 – 3:00 pm Location: At the intersection of Bumby Ave. and Colonial Dr., Orlando Description: Since January 22, 1973, 50 Years…. Over 63 million lives have been killed through abortion! Roe v Wade may have been overturned, but the battle is not over! The same rights that you and I have; the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, we cry out for these precious little ones.
Pinellas County 3rd Annual Tampa Bay March for Life Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023 Time: 8:30 – 11:00 am Location: Gather at the north side of Pioneer Park *Central Avenue between Beach and Bayshore. We will then march to City Hall at 175 5th St Description: Join the first annual Tampa Bay March for Life! We will have local clergy and pro-life leaders featured as speakers. We will meet at 33 6th St S in front of the Planned Parenthood and march over to St Petersburg City Hall. Masks and signs will be provided. Parking: You can park on Central Ave or in the garages downtown or in the lot at 6th St N and 1st Ave N. More Information: www.FloridaPrebornRescue.com
St. Johns County March for Life Kickoff, St. Augustine Date: Friday, January 13, 2023 Time: 2:00 – 9:00 pm Description: Collegiate Leadership Training, Adoration and Praise, the Living Rosary, and Praise and Worship Concert. Location: Our Lady of La Leche Church, 101 San Marco Avenue. March for Life, St. Augustine Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023 Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Description: Mass with Bishop Eric Pohlmeier, March for Life, and Spaghetti Dinner. Location: Our Lady of La Leche Church, 101 San Marco Avenue. More Information: March for Life St Augustine
St. Lucie County 13th Annual Treasure Coast March for Life Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023 Time: 1:00 – 3:30 pm. Location: Birthline/Lifeline: 1119 Delaware Ave. Fort Pierce, FL. Description: Join other pro-lifers in the 13th annual March/Rally sponsored by Sanctity of Human Life (SOHL) of the Treasure Coast. Meet at Birthline/Lifeline at 1 pm. Local pro-life leaders and local clergy will speak. ProLifers will then march to Fort Pierce City Hall and participate in a life chain. Commemorative Butterfly Release The butterflies will represent babies who have lost their lives to abortion. Participants can purchase butterflies to release for $10 each. The Butterfly Release will represent the souls of these babies flying up to heaven. Some pro-life signs will be available on a first-come basis. Anyone wishing to sit should bring their own lawn chair. The event will be Live Streamed at https://www.facebook.com/TreasureCoastMarchforLife. More Information: Sanctity of Human Life of the Treasure Coast
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The US Supreme Court just released their opinion in the Dobbs case and overturned Roe v Wade. Roe v Wade is now history.
Sadly, today’s decision is 50 years too late for the 66,000,000 preborn babies that have been killed by abortion and will not ensure the legal protection of every innocent human life! The decision released today will only end abortion in the few states that have previously passed trigger laws and the few states that still have pre-Roe laws on the books that outlaw abortion. Sadly, Florida is not one of those states.
In Florida, abortion will continue as usual. In fact, The Center for Reproductive Rights lists Florida as a state where a woman’s “right” to abortion is protected! Abortionists killed nearly 80,000 babies in Florida last year, and unless Governor Desantis and the FL legislature act fast, we will likely see even more babies killed this year! Sign our petition below to ask Governor Desantis to Call a special session to abolish abortion in the state of Florida.
Petition to Call for a Special Session to Abolish Abortions
Dear Governor DeSantis,
Prior to the Dobbs decision, some states took steps to pass legislation to abolish abortion in the even Roe v Wade was overturned. Sadly, Florida was not one of those states. In fact, the Center for Reproductive Rights lists Florida as a state where a woman's "right" to abortion is protected.
As a citizen of the state of Florida, I urge you to call for a special legislative session to abolish all abortions in Florida, without exception! Please urge the legislature to pass the Florida Personhood Act which will protect every innocent human life! Governor DeSantis, your legacy is at stake. We will not forget!
Call for a special legislative session to abolish abortion by passing the Florida Personhood Act today!
(The phone numbers and email addresses of petition signers will not be shared with Governor DeSantis or his office.)
At Personhood FL, we are working to restore the value of every innocent human life, including preborn children, the elderly, and the disabled. Please join Personhood Florida in defending every innocent human life, without exception by signing and collecting signatures for our constitutional amendment petition, volunteering, and making a generous donation today.
January 22, 2021, marks the 48th anniversary of the dreadful Roe v Wade decision that has resulted in the slaughter of over 67,000,000 preborn baby girls and boys in America. Many Floridians will take part in the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. There are several events throughout Florida though where prolifers will gather to remember the babies who have been lost and to stand for life. We encourage you to make plans to attend one of these events near you in all Florida Counties including Broward, Duval, Indian River, Orange, Pinellas, Sarasota, St. Johns, and St. Lucie Counties.
ProLife Sermon
All Florida Counties Sanctity of Human Life Sundays Dates: Sunday, January 17 and 24, 2021 Location: Your Church Description: The majority of women who have abortions in America attend church regularly! Moreover, at least 1/3 of the women and men in churches in America have participated in an abortion! Your church needs to hear the truth from God’s word about life, abortion, sin, and forgiveness. Encourage your pastor to preach a prolife sermon Sunday, January 17 and/or 24, 2021. More Information: Personhood FL Pastor’s Page.
Broward County Rally for Life Date: Friday, January 22, 2021 Time: Noon – 1pm Location: Sidewalk outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse, 299 E Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 More Information: Broward Right to Life, (754) 244-4135.
Duval County March For Life Date: Friday, January 22, 2021 Time: Noon – 1:00 PM Location: U.S. Federal Courthouse, 300 N. Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida Descriptions: We no longer will be able to rely on the White House or Congress once they are sworn into office. More than ever, we need to stand united against abortion and be a voice for the voiceless as we peacefully march around the Federal Courthouse on the sad anniversary of the Roe vs Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Speeches will be made after the march at 1:00. Praying to see you there. More Information: Jacksonville for Life, 904-318-3517.
Indian River County Sanctity of Human Life – Defend the Unborn Date: Friday, January 15, 2021 Time: 7 pm Location: Oceans Unite Christian Centre, 6200 20th St, Suite 248, Vero Beach, FL Description: The play, “Viable,” is touching and thought-provoking. The plot shares the pain women go through after they have an abortion. Most importantly, it shows that God’s healing is still able to take place! Invite your family and friends and join us for this free event celebrating Sanctity of Human Life month. Donations will be accepted. More Information: https://carenetchampions.org/sanctity-of-human-life-event.
Orange County A Time of Public Witness, Remembrance, and Prayer Date: Friday, January 22, 2021 Time: 10 am Location: Planned Parenthood East,11500 University Blvd, Orlando, FL Description: Join us on Friday, January 22nd, as we gather together in front of the Planned Parenthood UCF abortuary, for a time of public witness to the atrocities of decriminalized abortion, to pray, & to mourn the loss of those little ones who lost their lives so violently through the horrific act of abortion. For more information, call 407-230-2557
Pinellas County 1st Annual Tampa Bay March for Life Date: Saturday, January 23, 2021 Time: 9:30 – 11:15 am Location: 33 6th St, St Petersburg, FL (in front of the Planned Parenthood) Description: Join the first annual Tampa Bay March for Life! We will have local clergy and pro-life leaders featured as speakers. We will meet at 33 6th St S in front of the Planned Parenthood and march over to St Petersburg City Hall. Masks and signs will be provided. Parking: You can park on Central Ave or in the garages downtown or in the lot at 6th St N and 1st Ave N. More Information: www.FloridaPrebornRescue.com
Sarasota County 23rd Annual Sarasota Prayer Walk for Life Date: Friday, January 22, 2021 Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Location: St. Martha Parish, 200 North Orange Avenue, Sarasota, FL Description: Join Bishop Dewane for the Sarasota Prayer Walk for Life beginning at 8:30 a.m. at St. Martha Catholic Church for Mass. Prayer warriors can take a bus or walk to Planned Parenthood on Central Avenue following Mass for the prayer vigil. All are invited to attend. More Information: Diocese of Venice
St. Johns County March for Life Kickoff, St. Augustine Date: Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16, 2021 Time: 6:00 pm Description: Mass followed by Rosary and Praise and Worship Music Location: Our Lady of La Leche Church, 101 San Marco Avenue. March for Life, St. Augustine Date: Saturday, January 16, 2021 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Description: Mass with Bishop Felipe Estevez, Praise and Worship, ProLife Speakers including Patricia Sandoval, and a Pro-Life Caravan. Due to the City of Saint Augustine’s COVID-19 restrictions, we are transitioning from a walking march to a Pro-life Caravan. We encourage you to decorate your vehicle with positive pro-life messages (no graphic photos). We’ll drive through the streets of our Nation’s Oldest City to proclaim our pro-life message. More Information: March for Life St Augustine
St. Lucie County 11th Annual Treasure Coast March for Life Date: Saturday, January 23, 2021 Time: Noon – 1:30pm. Location: Planned Parenthood, 1696 Hillmore Drive, Port St Lucie, FL 34952 Description: Join other pro-lifers in the 11th annual March/Rally sponsored by Sanctity of Human Life (SOHL) of the Treasure Coast. Meet at Planned Parenthood in Port St. Lucie at Noon. Local pro-life leaders and local clergy will speak. ProLifers will then march from Planned Parenthood to US 1 (5 minutes). Participants are encouraged to bring signs representing their church. Some pro-life signs will be available on a first-come basis. Anyone wishing to sit should bring their own lawn chair. The event will be Live Streamed at https://www.facebook.com/TreasureCoastMarchforLife. More Information: Sanctity of Human Life of the Treasure Coast
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As our Floridian Founding Fathers said in the preamble of our Constitution,
“We, the people of the State of Florida, being grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty, in order to secure its benefits, …. do ordain and establish this constitution…. All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life…”
As Floridians, we want to restore this state to that covenant by ending abortion through a Constitutional Amendment called Personhood. This defines the pre-born, the elderly and the disabled as persons so that their lives are protected by love and by law. We are asking every church, every pastor to petition for personhood on January 22, 2012, the Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Will you join us and help us get the word out? We have specific strategy and we need Christians to pray.
Last week, I wrote that we need to take the prolife personhood message to every region, every county, every city, every church, every pastor. This week, I go over the results from last weeks poll on how many pastors have ever heard of prolife personhood amendments and compare them with the actual findings we discovered at a recent pastors meeting, and I’ll lay out a plan to reach every church, every pastor in the state of Florida for Life.
In last week’s PersonhoodFL.com poll, we asked you what percentage of Florida pastors have ever heard about the prolife personhood amendment. Most of the respondents answered that only 21 – 30% or 11 – 20% of the pastors had ever heard of personhood. My dad and I along with Jay Rogers recently attended a large gathering of prolife, politically motivated pastors, and we found that the percentage is even lower! The bad news is that less than 10% of the attendees knew about personhood prior to learning about it from us, and this coming from a group of pastors that is most likely to have heard of personhood. The good news is that every pastor we approached signed the personhood petition and agreed to petition in their church! One pastor asked us: “Why haven’t I heard of personhood before?” The answer is simple: we haven’t told him!
Personhood Florida recently attended a national prolife pregnancy center convention. We met center directors, employees, volunteers, and board members from across the country and even other nations. Those from Florida signed the prolife personhood petition at the conference, and our office continues to receive petitions in the mail from some of these centers. Our poll question for this week is: what percentage of prolife pregnancy center workers have ever heard of the prolife personhood amendment?
I have a dream that one day all innocent human life will be protected by love and by law in Florida. For this to happen, we need to make the case for life in every region, every county, every city, and every church. Indeed, we need every pastor in the state of Florida to present the prolife, personhood petition to their church.
I recently attended a large pastors meeting in Orlando with my dad. Jay Rogers joined me to help present the prolife, personhood amendment to Florida pastors. You would be surprised at what we found!
I recently attended a large pastors’ meeting in Orlando with my dad. Central Florida Co-Chair Jay Rogers joined me to help present the prolife personhood amendment to Florida pastors. We met pastors from all over the state. The pastors all received the petition with open arms. Those who hadn’t previously signed the petition singed it at the conference and took additional copies to pass out to have their congregations sign the petition! Our poll question for this week is: what percentage of Florida Pastors have ever heard of the prolife personhood amendment?
The Florida Presidency 5 Straw Poll Will be held Saturday September 24 and will be attended by 3,000 Republican delegates from across Florida in addition to guests. This will present an excellent opportunity to collect signatures for the Personhood FL Petition. (Note: only registered parties will be able to enter the events.)
Personhood FL is non-partisan and does not endorse specific candidates and/or political parties. We encourage all Candidates for all offices to endorse and sign the FL Personhood Amendment which will end abortion and protect all innocent human life, and we encourage all political parties to endorse the personhood amendment.
The Fox News Presidency 5 Republican Presidential Debate will be attended by thousands of Floridians from across the state. This presents an excellent opportunity to collect signatures for the Florida Personhood Amendment. Prolife petitioners can petition debate attendees arriving to and departing from the debate.
Personhood FL is non-partisan and does not endorse specific candidates and/or political parties. We encourage all Candidates for all offices to endorse and sign the FL Personhood Amendment which will end abortion and protect all innocent human life, and we encourage all political parties to endorse the personhood amendment.
Several Florida statewide leaders will address the FL Faith & Freedom Coalition Presidency V Kick-Off Meet & Greet and Fox News Pre-Debate Party in Orlando, FL on September 22, 2011. This will present an excellent opportunity to collect petition signatures for the ProLife Florida Personhood Amendment.
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