Lee County’s Board of County Commissioners has passed a resolution expressing its strong opposition to Amendment 4. The Board stated on Sept. 3, 2024, that it “believes that the language of the proposed amendment is vague, deceptive, and overbroad.” Further, the Board stated that the amendment “would strike already enacted protections instituted by the State of Florida by broadening the definition of healthcare providers to those not medically licensed and allowing the life of the unborn to be taken right up to the moment of birth; and . . . that the passage of Amendment 4 would be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lee County and the State of Florida.”
Bob Reynolds, a pro-life advocate in Lee County, said that one of the pro-life initiatives in Lee County has been to solicit the Lee County Board of Commissioners to draft and approve a resolution opposing Amendment 4.
“After many hearings over the past five weeks, yesterday the Board approved the resolution 4-1,” said Reynolds. “We’re thrilled! Lee County is the eighth largest county in Florida. Several other counties in the state have also passed a resolution opposing Amendment 4, and at least three more county resolution drives are currently in play.”
Reynolds is co-leader of the Lee County Coalition to oppose Amendment 4 and is a parishioner at Our Lady of Light Parish in Fort Myers.
In addition to Lee County, five other Florida counties have passed resolutions opposing Amendment 4, including Collier, Okaloosa, Liberty, Bradford, and Gilchrist.
