Gov. DeSantis: Millions of Prayers Answered in SCOTUS Abortion Ruling
June 25, 2022 | Florida
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis offered a brief, but firm response to Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade case from 1973, which legalized abortion in America for nearly 50 years.
For his lone Twitter post involving the high court ruling, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, DeSantis initially teased, “By properly interpreting the Constitution, the Supreme Court has answered the prayers of millions upon millions of Americans.”
DeSantis then added: “The prayers of millions have been answered. For nearly fifty years, the U.S. Supreme Court has prohibited virtually any meaningful pro-life protection, but this was not grounded in the text, history, or structure of the Constitution. By properly interpreting the Constitution, the Dobbs majority has restored the people’s role in our republic and a sense of hope that every life counts…. (Excerpt from Newsmax)