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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ed Pilkington

DeSantis contradicts own abortion law to claim woman will not be criminalized

Governor Ron DeSantis: ‘We have no criminal penalty. The penalties are for the physician.’
Governor Ron DeSantis: ‘We have no criminal penalty. The penalties are for the physician.’ Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP

Ron DeSantis has contradicted the wording of the six-week abortion ban that he himself signed into law in April, insisting that women who terminate their pregnancies will not be criminalized under the prohibition.

The Florida governor and Republican White House hopeful told CBS Evening News that women would not be liable for fines and imprisonment under the ban. Only doctors who perform abortions would be targeted.

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