Article 6R3EP Ron DeSantis accused of ‘intimidation campaign’ against abortion rights

Ron DeSantis accused of ‘intimidation campaign’ against abortion rights

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Joseph Contreras in Miami
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Florida voters report law enforcement personnel visits that appear to be part of drive to block passage of Amendment 4

Ron DeSantis is making a concerted effort to maintain draconian limits on abortion access in Florida that have led to accusations the rightwing Republican governor is conducting a state-sponsored intimidation campaign" against abortion rights and trampling on civil liberties in the state.

A near total ban on abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Florida in May after the state supreme court ruled that the right to an abortion was no longer covered by the privacy clause in the Florida constitution.

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