It’s one thing for a probable Republican presidential candidate to talk vaguely about how to “expand pro-life protections.” It would be quite another for an actual Republican governor to sign one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country.
Ron DeSantis may be about to discover the difference — and what that means for his political fortunes.
DeSantis signed Florida’s a 15-week abortion ban last year, without exception for rape or incest. And, in a sign that there’s no longer any middle ground in abortion politics, the state legislature isn’t stopping there. The Senate last week passed a six-week ban, and the House is expected to pass the measure this week. DeSantis, who heralded the state’s post-Roe ban, is more muted in his support of the shorter ban but has signaled he’ll sign it.
