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Ron DeSantis: “We cannot do that as a state anyways. I think that would be…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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No, no, absolutely not. And that will not happen in Florida. What about women who are traveling across state lines to get an abortion? Should they face criminal penalties? Well, We cannot do that as a state anyways. I think that would be unconstitutional to penalize travel from Florida to another state. And I've not supported that for really anything. But you know, a lot of these women, they don't get any support. You know, they have a father abandons them, they don't have the resources now in Florida. (09:01–09:09)

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Asserts that penalizing interstate travel for abortions would be unconstitutional.

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