Just over a decade ago, six-week abortion bans were seen as too radical even by many members of the anti-abortion movement, who worried they carried too much political and legal risk.
Ron DeSantis, a Republican, cuts off access to the procedure before many women even know they are pregnant, leaving millions of women in the South hundreds of miles from a clinic offering abortion.
The ban represents another victory for the true believers of the anti-abortion movement that seek sharp curbs on the procedure.
But when such a ban was first introduced, mainstream abortion opponents who preferred gradually chipping away at abortion rights felt such restrictions could backfire and undermine their broader goals.
I asked her how the six-week ban moved from the fringe to the mainstream — and why those early warnings from anti-abortion allies might be coming true now.
Persons:
Ron DeSantis, Elizabeth Dias, Lisa Lerer, Roe, Wade
Organizations:
Gov, Republican
Locations:
Florida