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Governor Ron DeSantis has signed SB 1580, a bill that protects doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals and organizations from being forced to participate in health care services that violate their conscience: Among other things, the bill would protect doctors, nurses and others who refuse to participate in killing babies in abortions. The legislation provides that health care providers and health care payors have the right to opt out of participation in or payment for certain health care services on the basis of conscience-based objections. It would allow them to refuse to participate in abortions or other objectionable activities based...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week said he would support a federal reform to essentially deputize states, allowing them to deport illegal aliens, thereby bypassing the Biden administration’s poor policies. DeSantis on Wednesday announced his signing of Senate Bill 1718 — the latest action taken by the Sunshine State to combat the Biden administration’s poor border policies. In part, the legislation would essentially make Florida the largest state in the nation to do full E-Verify for employment.