"We are grateful to Governor Ron DeSantis who, from the outset, led the effort to cut through the pro-abortion campaign of lies and exposed the ugly truth about Amendment 4," he said. Noemi Padilla, who worked in a Tampa, Florida abortion clinic for four ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis waged an unprecedented campaign to block Amendment 4, which needed 60 percent support to pass and would have enshrined abortion rights.

DeSantis and opponents to Amendment 4 argued the ballot measure's authors are "lying" to Floridians, and words used, like "health care provider" and "viability" leave too much room for "outsiders" and unqualified practitioners to come to Florida and perform unsafe procedures.