The governor's office said in a statement late Thursday that he had signed the legislation. The ban gives DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch an expected presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer.The six-week ban will take effect only if the state's current 15-week ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge that is before the state Supreme Court, which is controlled by conservatives.
The law contains some exceptions, including to save the woman's life. Abortions for pregnancies involving rape or incest would be allowed until 15 weeks of pregnancy, provided a woman has documentation such as a restraining order or police report. DeSantis has called the rape and incest provisions sensible.
Abortion bans are popular among some religious conservatives who are part of the GOP voting base, but the issue has motivated many others to vote for Democrats. Republicans in recent weeks and months have suffered defeats in elections centered on abortion access in states such as Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin.
DeSantis is expected to announce his presidential candidacy after the session ends in May, with his potential White House run in part buoyed by the conservative policies approved by the Republican supermajority in the Statehouse this year.
Excellent! DeSantis is the man!
Good job, but they should ban it all together
Yes!!!
I see your investigative reporters are all over the election interference ... the biggest story in Canada.
At that age babies don't feel pain, and they don't have developed organs stopping organ harvesting and selling which is illegal. Good move, everybody wins.
Notice the people who are pro-abortion have already been born already? 🤔
Awesome.
Good 👍
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Meh...after six weeks or so you've made your choice. You can always give the baby up for adoption.
Watch ON as Ford follows DeSantis idea's !!!
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