Wow. This is big news. Since Dobbs, we’ve taken some hits and yeah, we’ve had some victories in some states but there’s been more hits. This is definitely a win for the good guys. If you count good guys as the ones fighting to defend babies -which I do.
Thank you, unspecified Olsen twin for your support.
Hot Air: Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 300, the Heartbeat Protection Act, banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected in Florida on Thursday. He signed the bill late at night and issued a statement just after 11:00 p.m.
The bill passed overwhelmingly in the Florida House on a vote of 70-40. It was approved in the state Senate earlier this month. He tweeted out a somewhat subdued notification of the signing and noted the bill has “pro-life protections and devotes resources to help young mothers and families.”
Florida becomes the 20th state with a heartbeat bill signed into law. Heartbeat bills are controversial in nature with voters and in this case, some are noting that the signing of SB 300 was much more subdued than last spring when he celebrated a 15-week ban on abortion with speeches and live media coverage at a church. A 15-week ban is acceptable to more voters than a more restrictive six-week ban on abortion. With a possible entry into the Republican primary for president, it is noted in reporting that DeSantis was much quieter in signing SB 300, perhaps to avoid an abundance of attention and questions.
If he’s running for president, which he is, this is going to be a yuuuuuge deal. Trump has been the greatest friend to pro-lifers. You can’t do better than overturning Roe.
It’ll be interesting to see if DeSantis takes a “this far but no further” until we can win the hearts and minds of people or does he push for more. I’m sure him and his people are going to do some strategery sessions on this.
But let’s take the W. This was a good win for babies and mothers. Life is sacred. Any country that forgets that is doomed.
