The Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful suggested that one way to reduce abortions is to force men to pay child support from conception.
Ron DeSantis has been ridiculed after suggesting that one way to reduce abortions is to force men to pay child support from the moment of conception.
During an interview with DeSantis this week, Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany noted that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has proposed legislation that would allow expectant mothers to receive child support payments while they are still pregnant.
Asked if that is something he would consider, DeSantis, who is polling in second in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said: “Most of these women do not want to have abortions, but they feel like they have no other options because they get no support and that’s because a lot of these men are nowhere to be found.”
DeSantis’ remarks were met with criticism on social media, with some noting the proposal is unlikely to be popular with men and difficult to enforce.
“This is a great way to ensure that the Republicans never win a presidential election again,” author Eric Mrozek wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Chris Knight wrote that forcing men to pay child support from conception is actually “a nailed-on way to assure a massive spike in abortions.”
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Ron DeSantis has been ridiculed after suggesting that one way to reduce abortions is to force men to pay child support from the moment of conception.
During an interview with DeSantis this week, Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany noted that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has proposed legislation that would allow expectant mothers to receive child support payments while they are still pregnant.
Asked if that is something he would consider, DeSantis, who is polling in second in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said: “Most of these women do not want to have abortions, but they feel like they have no other options because they get no support and that’s because a lot of these men are nowhere to be found.”
DeSantis’ remarks were met with criticism on social media, with some noting the proposal is unlikely to be popular with men and difficult to enforce.
“This is a great way to ensure that the Republicans never win a presidential election again,” author Eric Mrozek wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Chris Knight wrote that forcing men to pay child support from conception is actually “a nailed-on way to assure a massive spike in abortions.”
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