Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is distancing himself from a six-week abortion ban set to go into effect in Florida, instead proposing a 15-week limit as he runs for a second term in the Senate.
Scott, who served as Florida’s governor for eight years, indicated last year that he would sign the six-week bill were he still leading the state. But he has followed in the steps of former President Donald Trump in recent days, taking a softer stance as Democrats seek to use the issue as a wedge in November.
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