Committee backing Amendment 4 raises $12.7M in a single week for abortion rights initiative

Committee backing Amendment 4 raises $12.7M in a single week for abortion rights initiative

The group backing the Amendment 4 abortion rights initiative just raised $12.7 million in a single week — a record-breaking amount for the group.

The political committee Floridians Protecting Freedom is beefing up its war chest with a pair of multimillion-dollar donations; however, the campaign also received $50 or less from more than 3,500 donors.

That’s according to the latest campaign finance report, covering activity from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. The Global Impact Social Welfare Fund gave $7.25 million and The Fairness Project donated $5 million. The two Washington, D.C.-area nonprofits both support social causes, including health care-related issues.

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