Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis signs bill restricting abortion in Florida

Apr 14, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    6% Center

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    38% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    74% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"Abortion bans are vote-wiers among some religious conservatives, but anti-abortion legislation has united previously divided progressives in states such as Michigan and Wisconsin - where framed on abortion access have resulted in electoral victory for Democrats."
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8% Conservative
"DeSantis said in a statement that we are proud to support life and family in the state of Florida - the state currently prohibits abortion after 15 weeks."
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4% Conservative
"This controversial decision will have a knock-on effect throughout the country in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade - which ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion - meaning that abortion access is decided by individual states."
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-22% Liberal
"Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have baed abortion at all stages of pregnancy, while Georgia forbids the procedure after cardiac activity can be detected, which is around six weeks."
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-30% Liberal
"The Republican-run state legislature approved the legislation yesterday, which gives the governor a key political victory ahead of an expected GOP presidential battle against Donald Trump."
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-26% Liberal
"The new law in Florida will also boost DeSantis's hopes among Republican primary voters, as he tries to brand himself as a protector of conservative values - a drastic contrast with Donald Trump, whose controversial personal life contradicts beliefs held by many Republicans."
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-32% Liberal
"READ MORE: Will Donald Trump go to war with his own allies after US midterms?"
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-34% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% :Abortion bans are vote-winners among some religious conservatives, but anti-abortion legislation has united previously divided progressives in states such as Michigan and Wisconsin - where framed on abortion access have resulted in electoral victory for Democrats.
52% :DeSantis said in a statement that "we are proud to support life and family in the state of Florida" - the state currently prohibits abortion after 15 weeks.
39% : This controversial decision will have a knock-on effect throughout the country in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade - which ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion - meaning that abortion access is decided by individual states.
35% :Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy, while Georgia forbids the procedure after cardiac activity can be detected, which is around six weeks.

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