ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) -- Florida voters rejected an amendment to the State Constitution that would have guaranteed the right to an abortion on Tuesday, according to NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ.
"Here we are at 57%," Campaign Board Chair for "Yes On 4" Sarah Parker said.
It was a devastating loss for the campaign, but leaders said their fight was far from over.
"This is war," Parker explained. "This is war on our reproductive freedoms."
"Yes On 4" Campaign Director Lauren Brenzel walked on stage in tears, noting that even though the majority of Floridians voted in favor of Amendment 4, it was still projected to fail by falling short of the 60% supermajority, by just a couple percent.
"The reality is because of Florida's constitution, a minority, a minority, a minority of Florida voters have decided that Amendment 4 will not be adopted," she explained.
The amendment was nothing short of controversial from the start, with some calling Florida's six-week abortion ban, "a near-total ban," saying many women don't even know they're pregnant by that time.
Others called Amendment 4's ballot language "vague," worrying elective late-term abortions could be in Florida's future.
Brenzel argued that no matter which side of the aisle a woman may fall on, the choice should be up to her.
She is now calling on Florida legislators to make a change.
"We are mandating you to end Florida's extreme abortion ban this legislative session," Brenzel explained.
Campaign leaders said they weren't taking this as a loss because the majority of Floridians still voted in favor of Amendment 4, a message they hope legislators hear loud and clear.