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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
National
Steven Lemongello

Will DeSantis, GOP Legislature impose full abortion ban in Florida if Roe v. Wade falls?

More than 20 states are primed to ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade as expected, but whether Florida will fall in line with them isn’t clear.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has been uncharacteristically quiet on the issue, choosing to attack the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft decision instead of the potential consequences.

“Let’s see when you actually have [a ruling] rendered,” DeSantis said at an event in Clearwater last week. “Because, how they negotiate these things, I don’t think any of us really know.”

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