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Opinion: Governor DeSantis crosses legal and ethical lines in abortion ballot fight
There’s nothing new or surprising about a governor influencing a referendum on a constitutional amendment, but Gov. Ron DeSantis has trampled some ethical and legal lines in trying to torpedo the abortion proposal on Florida’s November ballot.
DeSantis opposes Florida’s abortion ballot measure. He’s deployed the government to fight it.
The Florida state health care regulator has campaigned against it, which DeSantis defends as informing the public.
DeSantis leans on the power of state government to defeat abortion on the ballot
The right thing to do is stand up for what’s right and take a stand,” DeSantis said about his efforts to defeat Amendment 4.
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Ron DeSantis appeals to pro-choice voters to reject Amendment 4 over vagueness
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