"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pledged Thursday to appeal a court ruling that temporarily blocks the state's 15-week abortion ban from taking effect. As the judge's ruling is just the first in what is expected to be a lengthy court battle, DeSantis's office said he will appeal the decision until it reaches the Florida Supreme Court to "reverse its existing precedent regarding Florida’s right to privacy," according to Politico.

“These are unborn babies that have heartbeats. They can feel pain. They can suck their thumb,” DeSantis told reporters. “And to say the state Constitution mandates things like dismemberment abortions, I just don’t think that’s the proper interpretation.”

Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge John Cooper said Thursday that he would issue a temporary injunction on the state's abortion law, which was set to take effect after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade last week. The law, known as House Bill 5 , was signed by DeSantis in April and bans abortion after 15 weeks with exceptions for when the mother's life is in danger or the baby has a "fatal fetal abnormality."

Florida's court challenge is one of several across the United States as abortion providers seek temporary injunctions to their state's abortion bans, including in Kentucky and Utah, allowing the procedure to resume temporarily in several states."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/desantis-vows-to-appeal-abortion-ruling-up-to-florida-supreme-court

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD: "There's backlash over the Montgomery County executive's new plan to run commercials touting local pro-abortion laws as a way to lure new businesses. It comes on the heels of last week's Supreme Court decision. But some are saying the move is inappropriate. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich tells FOX 5 he's hiring an ad agency to sell the County as an "abortion sanctuary" for both businesses and their employees.

"It’s all economic development, so if we bring companies here and jobs here, it’s the same kind of outreach we do for any other kind of development," Elrich says. "A lot of times, we wonder what your ‘hook’ is and what your pitch is, and we know what our pitch is here, and we know what people are looking for."

The ad campaign could target states like Texas, Florida, and Virginia. While Elrich says the overall message is to lure businesses to Montgomery County where abortion rights are protected, Kris Ullman of the Conservative Eagle Forum says it's inappropriate to use abortion as an economic business incentive."

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/montgomery-county-executive-plans-to-lure-new-businesses-with-pro-abortion-commercials