Station Caves To DeSantis’s Threats About Abortion Ad

Florida Politics reports:

A Fort Myers TV station acquiesced and stopped playing pro-abortion rights ads after a Department of Health (DOH) lawyer threatened Florida TV stations with criminal prosecution. It’s a revelation in a new First Amendment lawsuit as the political committee supporting the Amendment 4 abortion rights initiative sued a pair of state officials Wednesday in federal court.

Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF) is currently negotiating with CBS affiliate WINK-TV to get the ads back on air, but representatives for the PC say it has lost valuable time to reach voters in that market with the election just three weeks away. FPF is suing Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, who is also the head of DOH, in the U.S. District Court’s Tallahassee Division.

Read the full article. The state claims that the ad is misleading and violates an obscure “sanitary nuisance” law that was written to deal with dead animals.

A TV station stopped playing pro-abortion rights ads after state’s threats, @Yes4Florida lawsuit says

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— Florida Politics (@Fla_Pol) October 16, 2024

⚠️UPDATE⚠️ Palm Beach Post is the latest newspaper to endorse YES on Amendment 4!🗳️☑️

“Decisions about abortion should be left to women – in consultation with their doctors, who take an oath to act in their patients’ best interests.

Read the endorsement here:… pic.twitter.com/rL6hbU5yZQ

— Yes on 4 Florida (@yes4florida) October 16, 2024

The Miami Herald is right, the choice on Amendment 4 is simple.
“The alternative, if the amendment fails to get 60% of voter approval, is the state’s current six-week abortion ban, one of the strictest in the nation.🚫

Read the full endorsement at: https://t.co/y3j8zNQmXk pic.twitter.com/E4Nc2L699Q

— Yes on 4 Florida (@yes4florida) October 15, 2024

According to the Sun Sentinel, a YES vote on Amendment 4 is a vote for freedom!
“Women are not second-class citizens. Protect all Floridians’ rights. Vote yes on Amendment 4.✅

Read the full endorsement at https://t.co/8FZCBKmOC5 pic.twitter.com/GA2d3jDyKq

— Yes on 4 Florida (@yes4florida) October 15, 2024