The pitch is broadly popular with Floridians: A September poll showed the measure attracting support from76 percentof voters.
The first time she was pregnant, Caroline was terribly nauseous all nine months.
The second time started off as a comparative breeze.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) is threatening TV stations carrying Amendment 4’s “Caroline” ad.Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images; Courtesy of Yes on 4
She was such an easy pregnancy until everything happened, she says.
Her doctors said it might be a hemorrhagic stroke or a brain bleed of some kind.
Or it could be a tumor.
But within a week, she says, I got way worse.
She was advised to undergo surgery, which revealed a malignant tumor a grade IV glioma.
Less than seven percent of patients survive five years after diagnosis, according to theNational Brain Tumor Society.
I just wanted to see my little girl again, she says.
I wanted to keep my baby as well.
Florida has now banned abortions even in cases like mine.
The letter is a textbook example of government coercion that violates the First Amendment.
Carolines diagnosis was terminal.
So far, DeSantis administration gives the impression of losing the argument.
As of Tuesday, no Florida television stations had agreed to take down Carolines ad.
