Ron DeSantis: “I Stand For a Culture of Life” and “Protection of Unborn Babies”

National   |   Steven Ertelt   |   Jun 2, 2023   |   9:39AM   |   Washington, DC

Campaigning in New Hampshire for the Republican nomination for president, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he stands for a “culture of life” and that would be the pro-life position he would take into the White House if elected president.

“I stand for a culture of life and in Florida the protection for unborn babies starts when there is detectable heartbeat,” he said. “And now there are exceptions for rape, incest life of the mother, victims of human trafficking and all that. And that was important to a lot of our legislators and people in Florida.”

DeSantis said passing the Florida heartbeat law to legally protect unborn children “was something that was very, very important.”

“Iowa has similar, but you know, this is something that is a bottom up movement,” the governor added.

DeSantis said he understood the need to protect the Dobbs decision so states can protect unborn children from abortions.

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“You’re not going to have Iowa and New Hampshire end up being the same. You’re not going to have Pennsylvania and Georgia being the same. So we understand that, but I think we want to protect the rights of states to be able to make those judgments particularly states that are protecting life,” he added.

The governor said he would fight Democrat bills to legalize abortions up to birth and reverse Dobbs.

“And so as president, you know, certainly we would fight back against the left trying to force abortion up until the moment of birth. And I think we’d be successful in being able to stop that,” he said.

“Look at the end of the day, you know, promoting a culture of life is really a bottom up movement. And I recognize that and I want to maintain these communities and states to be able to resolve in a favorable way. I think you probably will save more lives if you focus on a bottom up approach,” he concluded.