TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Tampa Thursday evening to attend an event at Jesuit High School to discuss the potential impact of Amendment 4 on Florida.

Amendment 4, which would protect abortion up to 24 weeks, will appear on the ballot in November.


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  • Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Tampa Thursday evening to attend an Amendment 4 event  

Right now, a six-week abortion ban is currently in effect. The amendment needs 60% support from voters to pass.

Speaking during the event, DeSantis encouraged Floridians to vote no on the amendment, claiming its passage would create a new type of tourist in the state.

"You look at the entire southeast region, we would be the only state that isn't pro-live," he said. "So guess what? Everyone from the southeast, where are they going to go? Florida is going to be a tourist destination for abortion."

Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is zeroing in on what it calls restrictive abortion access in the state.

Former President Donald Trump, a Florida resident, has not yet said how he will vote on the abortion amendment, saying last week that he’ll announce his decision soon.

But he has said he supports leaving the decision up to individual states. Right now, Florida has a ban on abortions after six weeks with certain exceptions.