Manatee County resident Glenn Pearson argued on Thursday that there was no room for government interference in 1995 when he and his wife decided to carry their child despite concerns over a possible stillborn. On Tuesday, he again pleaded there is no space for politicians in 2024 during a county meeting where Republican commissioners voted unanimously to publicly oppose Florida’s Amendment 4 .
The measure was added to the Manatee County agenda with little notice, but Pearson was among 11 residents who spoke out on the matter during Tuesday’s public meeting.
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“He’s 29 years old today and I’m glad that we had him,” Pearson said. “But here’s the thing, it was our decision. The government had nothing to do with it. The government should have nothing to do with decisions like that.”