Florida is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the country.
Democrats want to bring a new type of visitor to the Sunshine State.
And Florida would be a tourist destination for all the wrong reasons after this Democrat scheme.
Democrats looking to turn Florida into a destination for abortion tourism
Pro-abortion forces have turned to the ballot measure process to expand abortion on demand after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a heartbeat bill last year that banned most abortions after six weeks.
Democrats in Florida gathered enough signatures to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to enshrine abortion on demand until the moment of birth into Florida’s Constitution.
Amendment 4 would wipe out DeSantis’ heartbeat bill and any laws restricting abortion in Florida if it receives 60% of the vote in November.
DeSantis warned that if it passed the Sunshine State would become an abortion tourism destination.
“If this amendment were to be enacted, you would absolutely have people coming to Florida for this purpose,” DeSantis said.
Amendment 4 has a major loophole to get around the weak restrictions on abortion in it that allows non-physician health care providers to recommend that a woman needs an abortion at any point in a pregnancy.
DeSantis said that this would be exploited for financial gain.
“And if people could make money, non-physicians could make money to be involved, they will do that,” DeSantis stated.
The Republican-controlled states in the southeast have heartbeat bills or total bans on most abortions.
Florida could be the go-to destination for women in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and other states if Amendment 4 passes.
Cheap flights to the Sunshine State and proximity to states with strict abortion laws could turn it into an abortion tourism hotspot.
Pro-abortion voters trying to trick Florida voters
The language in Amendment 4 is designed to hide how extreme it is from Florida voters.
“They have a very clear agenda about what they want that to be. It says health care provider instead of physician,” DeSantis said. “You don’t even have to have a medical license to be able to be greenlighting late-term abortions all the way up to the moment of birth. That’s insane. I don’t think any other state has done that. … That cannot be undone by legislation if that is to pass.”
Supporters of the amendment have been running deceptive ads that falsely claim it won’t do away with Florida’s parental consent law.
“These left-wing groups are lying to you about what their amendment means about Florida law. Why would you trust them to vote for this left-wing amendment?” DeSantis argued. “I think actually some of these ads should be taken off the air because they’re totally contrary to what the statute is. But I think voters are going to be able to figure this all out, and they’ll know kind of what the facts are.”
Florida could become the abortion destination in the southeast if Amendment 4 passes.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any developments to this ongoing story.
