Pro-Life Movement Caught "Flat-Footed" by Abortion Rights Ballot Initiatives, Says Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

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1. Governor Ron DeSantis said during the Republican presidential debate that abortion-rights ballot initiatives have caught the pro-life movement “flat-footed,” pointing to setbacks in this week’s state elections.

2. Ohio voters on Tuesday approved a measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution. And Democrats in Virginia won control of both chambers of the state legislature in an election that their party made largely about protecting abortion rights.

3. Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, called on former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and Mr. DeSantis to declare support for a 15-week federal abortion ban. “I would encourage Nikki and Ron to join me at a 15-week limit. It is in our nation’s best interest,” he said.

4. Ms. Haley said there are not enough votes in Congress in favor of a national ban, so a Republican president would not be able to get it enacted.

5. “What I’ll tell you is as much as I’m pro-life, I don’t judge anyone for being pro-choice, and I don’t want them to judge me for being pro-life,” she said.

6. Mr. DeSantis said of his position, “I stand for a culture of life. We’re better off when everybody counts.”

7. Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy also said that male promiscuity has been missing from the abortion debate.

     The pro-life movement has been dealt a major setback in this week’s state elections, with abortion-rights ballot initiatives catching them “flat-footed”, according to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. During the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night, Mr. DeSantis said that the pro-life movement must do a better job on these referenda.

     Ohio voters approved a measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution on Tuesday, while Democrats in Virginia won control of both chambers of the state legislature in an election that their party made largely about protecting abortion rights.

     In response to these events, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina called on former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and Mr. DeSantis to declare support for a 15-week federal abortion ban. Ms. Haley said that while she is pro-life, she does not judge anyone for being pro-choice. She also said that while she wishes some states weren't going more on the pro-choice side, the people have decided.

     Mr. DeSantis said that he stands for a culture of life, and that “we’re better off when everybody counts”. Vivek Ramaswamy, another candidate, said that male promiscuity has been missing from the abortion debate.

     It is clear that the pro-life movement has faced a major setback in this week's state elections, with abortion-rights ballot initiatives catching them “flat-footed”, as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night. While some are calling for a national ban on abortion at 15 weeks, Nikki Haley said that there are not enough votes in Congress in favor of such a ban. Vivek Ramaswamy also said that male promiscuity has been missing from the abortion debate. It is clear that the pro-life movement must do a better job on these referenda in order to protect their cause.

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