South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace on Friday defeated Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over the “Heartbeat” abortion bill she signed into law.
In April, DeSantis signed a bill restricting abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy, when a fetal heartbeat can be detected.supreme court overturned The Roe v. Wade trial took place in June 2022 after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Agency upheld a Mississippi law banning most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. (Related article: ‘This deserves an investigation’: Nancy Mace accuses FBI of ‘obstructing’ Congress to ‘protect Biden family’)
“It’s gone too far, and Florida’s bill similarly mandates reporting rape to the state. If you’re a rape victim or a girl is an incest victim, they’re very It’s a difficult drug, “it can’t be swallowed and it’s not supported by the majority of Americans,” Mace told Fox News host Neil Kabuto. “A majority of Americans support some form of pregnancy restriction in the second trimester.”
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Dobbs’ decision made abortion a top issue for Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections. During those elections, Republicans underperformed “red wave” expectations nationwide, but DeSantis beat former Democratic Rep. Charlie Christo, who served as governor from 2007 to 2011, by more than 19% as a Republican. broke.
“My voting record says it all. In fact, the state of South Carolina accused me of charging a fetal heartbeat bill, but at the time I told a story about being raped as a teenager, so the bill didn’t come out.” was the only state in the nation to make exceptions for rape and incest,” Mace said. “One of the things I would like to emphasize to voters is that we all as a society, whether Republicans, Democrats or independents, should find some common ground, and for that we must support ourselves. We need to show that we are.” We support women in difficult situations who are faced with difficult decisions. ”
“I think we can all agree that the second thing we can do is reduce the number of abortions in this country,” Mace continued. “I think this is something that most Americans would agree to do, regardless of party or political affiliation. I’m trying to point the way forward on these issues.”
DeSantis did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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