Fri Sep 29, 2023 – 5:18 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign on Wednesday confirmed that the presidential candidate would sign a nationwide 15-week abortion ban if elected to the White House in 2024. DeSantis’ pledge comes after Trump has dodged making a similar commitment.
The Daily Signal reported that it had received confirmation Wednesday night from DeSantis’ campaign that he did in fact plan to sign such a law.
The confirmation came after DeSantis responded in the affirmative when asked by fellow candidate Tim Scott during the Wednesday GOP primary debate whether he would approve a 15-week ban.
DeSantis already signed a statewide 15-week abortion ban in Florida in April 2022. The law is being challenged by abortionists, but was allowed to remain in effect pending legal resolution.
As LifeSiteNews has reported, Florida currently recognizes a “right to abortion” under the state constitution’s privacy amendment interpreted in a decades-old state Supreme Court ruling. In January 2023, Florida’s Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the 15-week ban, paving a way for the rollback of the statewide “right to abortion” and changing the trajectory of pro-life legislation in Florida. The Court has
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