DeSantis: I'll sign a heartbeat bill if the legislature passes it

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in a new interview today that he is “ready to sign” a heartbeat bill to protect babies from abortions.

But first, the Florida legislature needs to pass such an abortion ban and get it to his desk.

During a press conference in Fort Lauderdale Thursday, a reporter asked DeSantis if he would “take the lead” on the heartbeat bill, which would ban abortions starting at 6 weeks when an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable on a sonogram.

“I’m willing to sign great life legislation. That’s what I’ve always said I would do,” DeSantis said in response.