Joe Biden Deems Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban ‘Extreme,’ Vows to Fight for Termination of UnbornHannah Knudsen 2 Apr 2024
President Joe Biden called Florida’s 15-week abortion law “extreme” on Tuesday and vowed to continue to fight for women to have the ability to terminate their unborn children.
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the state’s 15-week abortion law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in 2022, will be upheld as the plaintiff, Planned Parenthood, “cannot overcome the presumption of constitutionality and is unable to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that the 15-week ban is unconstitutional.”
The justices added that “consistent with longstanding principles of judicial deference to legislative enactments, we conclude there is no basis under the Privacy Clause to invalidate” the 15-week limit on terminating an unborn child.
The ruling impacts the six-week abortion ban, or heartbeat bill, as well, which DeSantis signed into law in April 2023. Originally, Florida’s Supreme Court allowed the six-week limit to remain blocked until there was a ruling on the 15-week ban, but as Breitbart News reported, “As a result of their ruling, the justices said the ‘six-week ban will take effect in thirty days.'” Notably, there are exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother.
However, the Court is also allowing an abortion ballot measure to move forward, giving Florida voters the chance to draw a firm line in the sand with how far they want to go in allowing the murder of unborn children in the state Constitution.
Predictably, Biden and his pro-abortion allies are saddened by this news.
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