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Florida Democrats Slam Rick Scott’s Anti-Abortion Record on Anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Scott celebrated Roe’s downfall
Today marks two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which ripped away women’s rights to make their own personal medical decisions and paved the way for Florida’s dangerous abortion ban. The Florida Democratic Party released the following statement to remind Floridians that Rick Scott celebrated Roe’s downfall and said the dangerous state-level abortion bans – including Florida’s six-week ban – enacted since are “exactly what ought to happen.”
“The overturning of Roe v. Wade has had devastating consequences for the women of Florida, who are now living under one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Over the past two years, women have been turned away from hospital rooms, sent to court to plead for permission to receive health care or forced to carry pregnancies to term with no chance of survival.
“Anti-choice extremists like Rick Scott are entirely responsible, he spent years fighting to overturn Roe and celebrated its downfall,” said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried. “Floridians will remember Scott’s record and hold him accountable for his endless assault on women’s freedom to make their own medical decisions.”
Here’s what to know about Scott’s “100% pro-life” record:
- Scott celebrated the Supreme Court’s Decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which he has pushed for since 2010.
- Scott supports Florida’s’ six-week abortion ban: “I am 100% pro-life and if I was still governor, I would sign this bill.”
- In April, Scott doubled down on his support for the ban, saying “If I was the sitting governor, and the six-week abortion ban came in front of me, I would sign it. I’ve always said I would sign it.“
- On the day Florida’s ban took effect, Scott said he would sign “any” anti-abortion legislation.
- Scott pledged to vote against Amendment 4, keeping Florida’s abortion ban in place.
- Scott co-sponsored a national abortion ban that would put doctors in prison.
- Scott believes “life begins at conception.”
- Since Roe’s downfall, Scott has set his sights on restricting access to safe and effective medication abortion.