Legal Opinion
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re Prohibiting State Spending for Experimentation that Involves the Destruction of a Live Human Embryo
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 31, 2007No. Nos. SC06-2286, SC07-54PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
The Attorney General of Florida has requested this Court’s opinion as to the validity of an initiative petition circulated pursuant to article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution, including the corresponding financial impact statement. We have jurisdiction. See art. IV, § 10, art. V, § 3(b)(10), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we approve the amendment, ballot title and summary, and the financial impact statement for placement on the ballot.
I. FACTS
On November 9, 2006, the Attorney General received a ballot initiative from the Secretary of State seeking to amend the Florida…
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