Governor DeSantis Vetoes Public Funding of Abortifacients

Today, Governor DeSantis approved a record $100 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. Before signing the budget, the governor used his line-item veto authority to cut $1.5 billion from the spending plan approved by the legislature. 

We are happy to report that included in his line-item vetoes was a new $2 million recurring appropriation for family planning providers, such as Planned Parenthood, to promote and provide Hormonal Long-acting Reversible Contraception (HLARC). HLARCs alter the uterine lining and create an inhospitable womb for implantation of newly-conceived life.

We are grateful for the thousands of Floridians who joined us in urging the governor to veto the HLARC appropriation, and we thank Governor DeSantis for listening and taking action!