Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an unpopular six-week abortion ban in April 2023, and now Florida has become the nation's key abortion battleground. Despite Florida gradually becoming a red state, polls suggest that most Floridians support abortion rights.
As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepared last year to launch an ill-fated presidential campaign, the Florida Republican had a plan on how to impress the party’s far-right base, especially in states like Iowa: The governor would sign a bunch of radical policy measures into law, proving his conservative bona fides and demonstrating an ability to get things done.
With this in mind, roughly a month before kicking off his White House bid, DeSantis quietly signed an unpopular six-week abortion ban to be imposed on his constituents. That was in April 2023. Almost exactly a year later, the governor has found that his home state is suddenly the nation’s key abortion battleground. NBC News reported: This is a story with a variety of key elements, so let’s break them down one at a time: The policy implications: Florida has gradually become a red state, but polls suggest that most Floridians support abortion right
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