Overturning Roe v. Wade Opens The Door To Marco Rubio’s Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda

Marco Rubio has spent years advancing an agenda that would force women to give birth no matter the circumstances of their pregnancy, and even imprison their doctors for providing reproductive health care. Today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will lay the groundwork for Rubio to impose his extreme agenda of restricting reproductive health care nationwide. 

“Marco Rubio has spent years introducing extreme legislation to interfere in women’s most private health care decisions and has long supported the Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Court’s decision today will put women across the state of Florida at risk, and allow Rubio to pursue his dangerous agenda of throwing doctors in jail for providing reproductive health care and forcing victims of rape and incest to give birth,” said Florida Democratic Party spokesperson Grant Fox. 

Marco Rubio has a long history of opposing Floridians’ rights to make their own health care decisions:  

  • Rubio introduced legislation to throw doctors in jail for providing reproductive health care. 
  •  He has campaigned on pledges to support judges who will overturn Roe v. Wade. 
  •  He has supported bans on abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or to protect the health of the mother.
  • Rubio even supports legislation that could open the door to charging women who have miscarriages with murder and restricting access to contraception.

DeSantis puts Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot

Miami, FL – After the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade this morning, Ron DeSantis built on his dangerous, ultra MAGA record of banning abortion by vowing to continue restricting reproductive freedom in Florida.

DeSantis already signed into law an extreme abortion ban, which goes into effect next week with no exceptions for rape, incest, or cases of human trafficking and jails doctors who perform certain abortions for up to five years. DeSantis has also restricted access to contraceptives in Florida while refusing to rule out extreme punishments from his own party like throwing women in prison.

Florida Republicans have signaled moves toward a complete abortion ban - despite its deep unpopularity. One poll found that nearly 70% of Floridians disagree with overturning Roe v. Wade and nearly 60% disagree with DeSantis’ current ban on abortion. 

“Ron DeSantis has given every indication that he will move to enact a total abortion ban and further limit access to contraceptives as part of his full-blown attack on the freedom to choose where, when, and how Floridians start a family. His unpopular, ultra-MAGA policies make no exceptions for rape, incest, or human trafficking in a state that overwhelmingly supports the right to choose,” said Florida Democratic Party Spokesperson Kobie Christian. “Make no mistake; to protect reproductive freedom in Florida, we need to vote Ron DeSantis out in November.”


Source: Florida Democratic Party

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