President Biden to deliver speech in Tampa denouncing Florida’s 6-week abortion ban
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — President Joe Biden is set to visit Tampa on Tuesday to denounce Florida’s six-week abortion ban, which goes into effect on May 1.
The President will also discuss “the stakes of this election for reproductive freedom across the entire country,” according to a release from the Biden-Harris campaign.
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Florida Democrats are seizing on the legislation to generate support, pointing to Republican opponents’ pro-life records. Democrats credited their successes in the 2022 midterms to reinvigorated support for abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
“From Arizona to Florida, more and more Americans are seeing up close the devastating impact of Trump overturning Roe v. Wade. While Donald Trump continues to brag about unleashing these extreme and dangerous bans, President Joe Biden is running to restore reproductive freedom. Since the overturning of Roe, whenever reproductive rights have been on the ballot, they have won, and this November will be no different.”
Morgan Mohr, Biden-Harris campaign senior advisor for reproductive rights
Biden’s choice to visit Florida is a strategic one, according to his campaign. Florida’s six-week ban will send shockwaves through the Southeast, including in the important swing states of Georgia and North Carolina.
Women from states with more restrictive abortion laws frequently seek care in Florida. 6,566 out-of-state residents travelled to the Sunshine State for an abortion in 2023, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
Florida voters will have the chance to weigh in on the issue at the polls in November. Amendment 4, a citizen ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, is on the ballot. It would permit abortions up to the point of viability, as determined by a physician.
Tampa Bay lawmakers and abortion rights advocates gathered in downtown Tampa on Thursday to denounce the six-week ban and pro-life candidate Rick Scott, who is up for reelection this year. Speakers urged voters to show up to the polls in support of Amendment 4 and to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.
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