# Ron DeSantis on Abortion
## DeSantis Sought To End Roe
### 2021: DESANTIS SIGNED ONTO AMICUS BRIEF FOR MISSISSIPPI CHALLENGE TO ROE
**2021: DeSantis Signed Onto Amicus Brief In Mississippi Abortion Case Calling To End Roe.** According to the Orlando Sentinel, “Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed onto a brief that calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and leave the issue of abortion to the states. DeSantis and 10 other Republican governors joined a friend-of-the court brief filed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster in a closely watched Mississippi abortion case. Mississippi is asking the nation’s high court to do away with the constitutional right to abortion and to uphold a recently enacted state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.” [Orlando Sentinel, [7/30/21](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-abortion-supreme-cout-20210730-6hjwfbq6xbanld2jiqeyv3vt3y-story.html)]
### DESANTIS REFUSED TO OUTRIGHT SAY WHETHER TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT NOMINEE SHOULD MEET A ROE V. WADE LITMUS TEST
**2018: DeSantis Refused To Say Whether Trump’s Supreme Court Nomination Should Overturn Roe v. Wade.** According to the Tampa Bay Times, “Polls have consistently shown that roughly two-thirds of men and women support Roe vs. Wade, although Republicans mostly oppose it. When pressed at the first Republican governor’s debate, however, neither Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam nor Congressman Ron DeSantis would say whether Trump’s Supreme Court pick should overturn the decision. But the Supreme Court wouldn’t necessarily have to overturn the decision. They could weaken it instead. Both Putnam and DeSantis said they support the so-called ‘heartbeat bill,’ an Iowa law that bans abortions at the detection of a heartbeat.” [Tampa Bay Times, [7/4/18](https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/07/03/floridas-only-female-candidate-for-florida-governor-seizes-on-fear-of-roe-v-wade-overturn/)]
## DeSantis Pushed Abortion Bans
### 2022: DESANTIS SIGNED 15-WEEK ABORTION BAN
**DeSantis Signed A 15-Week Abortion Ban.** According to Politico, “Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law a measure that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy in Florida, calling it the most significant restriction in a generation. The law will take effect on July 1. DeSantis signed the bill, HB 5, at a Spanish-speaking church in Kissimmee. The measure represents the most significant restriction on abortion in state history and comes amid other Republican-controlled states taking steps to limit abortion.” [Politico, [4/14/22](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/14/desantis-approves-abortion-ban-florida-00025259)]
**DeSantis: “I Am Proud To Sign This Great Piece Of Legislation Which Represents The Most Significant Protections For Life In The State’s Modern History.”** According to NPR, “‘House Bill 5 protects babies in the womb who have beating hearts, who can move, who can taste, who can see, and who can feel pain,’ DeSantis said in a statement Wednesday. ‘Life is a sacred gift worthy of our protection, and I am proud to sign this great piece of legislation which represents the most significant protections for life in the state's modern history.’” [NPR, [5/14/22](https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1084485963/florida-abortion-law-15-weeks)]
### 2018: DESANTIS SUPPORTED A SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN
#### 2018: DeSantis Pledged To Sign “Heartbeat Bill” To Effectively Ban Abortion In Florida
**Miami Herald Op-Ed: Both DeSantis And Putnam Pledged “To Sign A ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Should The Legislature Pass One […] Which Would Essentially Outlaw Abortion.”** According to an op-ed in the Miami Herald, “The debate was televised live, and the moderators, Brett Baier and Martha McCallum, posed tough, fair, no-nonsense questions. Although there were none about the environment or the economy, they did ask about a pledge both candidates have made to sign a ‘heartbeat bill’ should the Legislature pass one. Both candidates said they would, which would essentially outlaw abortion.” [Miami Herald, 7/3/18]