What could happen to Florida's abortion law as Supreme Court looks to end Roe v. Wade? - WESH 2 Orlando

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the new Florida abortion law signed by Gov. DeSantis would essentially become law as there would be no grounds for it to be taken up to the Supreme Court.

The governor signed the bill in April that banned most abortions after 15 weeks. It’s due to take effect on July 1.

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, the legal roadblocks for the Florida law will be removed.

“If this ruling were made tomorrow, our current law on abortion would be sustained,” said retired USF political science professor Susan McManus. “Does that mean it would be sustained forever? Not necessarily. It will be again and forever be a very political decision to be made and very volatile.”

And it will no doubt play big in the Florida midterm elections.

“You can be assured that it’ll be part of the midterm elections, particularly the governor’s race and the U.S. Senate race. Of course from the Democrats' perspective, they’re hoping that this issue will supplant the economy as the number one issue. But Republicans are in a way happy if the ruling goes through that there is a pro-life rule in place in Florida,” added McManus.

So even though abortion has been a mainstay on the Florida political spectrum for decades, it’s about to become front-and-center.

source: https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-abortion-law/39898527

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