Tattoo artists will be able to legally refer someone for an abortion, even an underage child, if Planned Parenthood gets its way. I wish I were kidding.

On February 7, Liberty Counsel will present oral arguments at the Florida Supreme Court to stop Planned Parenthood’s insane ballot proposal that allows tattoo artists and even a laser hair removal technician to recommend an abortion or determine if a baby is “viable.” Read on. — Mat

A Planned Parenthood-backed voter imitative claims it has gathered enough signatures to place an abortion amendment on Florida’s November ballot.

Under the vague language of the proposed amendment, if any “healthcare provider” (which is not limited to a medical doctor) says that an abortion is “necessary” for the woman’s “health” (which includes any reason), the abortion is permissible AT ANY TIME UP TO BIRTH.

And because existing parental notification laws would be considered a prohibited “delay” or “restriction” of an abortion, under the amendment’s language all a pregnant teen would need to do is get an abortion recommendation from a tattoo artist or her soccer team’s athletic trainer to get a late-term abortion.

According to the Florida Department of Health, a “healthcare practitioner” includes nearly 60 categories — everything from a massage therapist, audiologist, to yes, a tattoo artist. Until recently, it also included a “septic tank contractor.”

Even a “911 public safety telecommunicator” is included. So, your teenage daughter or granddaughter in Florida need not even venture out of the house to the local tattoo parlor to get permission for an abortion. Just pick up the phone and call her local 911 operator.

Or, if the 911 operator won’t do, she can head over to the nearest hearing aid specialist. But if neither one helps, she can simply call a massage therapist.

But wait, there’s more:

If she needs laser hair removal, she can waltz over to the electrologist and get permission for an abortion. I am not exaggerating.

And if a minor (or any woman at any stage of pregnancy) wants an abortion, a nearby nursing home administrator can help.

Even the orthotic fitter’s assistant can provide permission to get an abortion. This list goes on to include a dental hygienist, an optician, a dietician, and more.

And if this is so overwhelming it takes your breath away, Planned Parenthood has just the thing — a visit to a respiratory therapist.

Planned Parenthood’s Florida ballot initiative reveals all too clearly that this multibillion-dollar global abortion giant doesn’t care about patient health at all. They want to ensure patients can keep lining up for their gruesome services.

The Florida ballot initiative is deceptively crafted to force the state into allowing any abortion — at any time, even for a full-term baby. Even barbaric partial birth abortions — long banned by the federal government — would be permissible under the amendment’s rejection of any law that would “prohibit” abortion.

Parental consent laws will also be overturned because they will “restrict” or “delay” an abortion. This is a purposeful attempt to obfuscate the true intent of this horrendous amendment — overturning ALL abortion regulations and permitting abortion up until birth.

Liberty Counsel is fighting to keep Planned Parenthood’s latest business scheme off the Florida ballot. I will present oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court on February 7, where I will argue that the proposed amendment’s misleading and deceptive wording violates state requirements for voter initiatives.

States like Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota are currently being targeted by radical activists for abortion to appear on the ballot in 2024. Liberty Counsel is fighting for life in all these states.

Planned Parenthood is working to enshrine unlimited abortion as a “right” in every state’s Constitution. Liberty Counsel is fighting them at every turn. Our amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson was specifically cited by the High Court when it overturned the murderous Roe v. Wade.

Since that time, Liberty Counsel has taken the fight to the states, battling the abortion industry’s attempts to reap profits off murdered children. We will continue to fight for the lives of the unborn in every state in the nation, until every preborn child is safe from the abortionist’s knife.

Finally, please be in prayer for our legal team and this case. The lives of untold thousands of pre-born children hang in the balance!

Mat Staver
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel

TAKE ACTION

Planned Parenthood is trying to erase our wins via HR 15 — a bill that would federally legalize abortion, overturn the partial birth abortion ban, force the LGBTQ agenda on all people, and rob Americans of their religious freedom rights. Fax Congress NOW to protect Americans from HR 15, the misnamed “Equality Act,” and don’t forget to sign the petition!

Sources:

“FL Supreme Court Will Hear Abortion Initiative Argument.” Liberty Counsel, January 3, 2024. Lc.org/newsroom/details/010324-fl-supreme-court-will-hear-abortion-initiative-argument.

H.R. 15. Equality Act. (2023, June). 118th Congress (2023-2024 Session). Congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/15.‌

“Licensing and Regulation.” Florida Department of Health. Accessed January 16, 2024. Ffloridahealth.gov/licensing-and-regulation/index.html.