DRACONIAN: Ignoring the majority, FL governor sneakily signs extreme abortion ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : On Thursday, the Florida Legislature passed the Heartbeat Protection Act, which nearly bans all abortion in Florida, and just around 11 p.m. Thursday night, Governor Ron DeSantis quietly signed the legislation into law, obviously hoping to tamper the wrath of the approximately 75% of Floridians who support abortion in all or most cases.
49% : The new law not only nearly bans abortion in Florida but now provides the bare minimum of protection for the entire Southeast.
38% : Three out of every four Floridians support abortion in all cases or with few limits, and yet the legislature passed this bill with an ironic 70-40 vote and a governor that easily won reelection by double digits signed it.
37% : Doctors will also be banned from prescribing an abortion via telehealth and require medication for abortion be dispensed by a physician, not by mail.
35% : Additionally, the deeply cynical law that nearly bans abortion, slashing through the majority's position, will result in criminal charges against anyone who attempts to aid Floridian women by sending legal abortion medication (assuming it remains legal) into the state.

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