Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Looks Forward to More Pro-Life Laws Protecting Babies From Abortions

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the state legislature to pass more pro-life laws protecting babies from abortions following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Right now, abortions are banned in Florida until 15 weeks — and even that law is currently tied up in court thanks to a pro-abortion lawsuit. When the legislature goes back into session next year, lawmakers will have a chance to add Florida to the list of pro-life states that ban abortions from conception or from the 6-week point when a baby’s heartbeat can be detected.

Speaking with reporters today, DeSantis said he “looks forward” to the legislature getting another pro-life bill to his desk to expand on the 15-week ban he signed.

“We are happy that we were able to achieve [the 15-week ban] and we look forward and we welcome future endeavors, but this is — we realize there’s still going to be fight on the legal end,” DeSantis said.

His comments recognize that Florida is having to fight abortion companies in court as they seek to kill babies in late-term abortions. Some lawmakers may want to wait on passing another pro-life law until the legal case regarding the 15-week ban is resolved. Or, any further abortion ban may not be able to be enforced until this current lawsuit is resolved.

As LifeNews reported, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, with a 6-3 majority ruling in the Dobbs case that “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion” — allowing states to ban abortions and protect unborn babies. The high court also ruled 6-3 uphold the Mississippi 15-week abortion ban so states can further limit abortions and to get rid of the false viability standard.

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Chief Justice John Roberts technically voted for the judgment but, in his concurring opinion, disagreed with the reasoning and said he wanted to keep abortions legal but with a new standard.

Texas and Oklahoma had banned abortions before Roe was overturned and Missouri became the first state after Roe to protect babies from abortions and South Dakota became the 2nd. Then Arkansas became the third state protecting babies from abortions and Kentucky became the 4th and Louisiana became the 5th and Ohio became the 6th and Utah became the 7th and Oklahoma became the 8th and Alabama became the 9th. This week, Mississippi became the 10th and South Carolina became the 11th,Texas became the 12th with its pre-Roe law and Tennessee became the 13th.… (Excerpt from lifenews.com)