Reynolds, DeSantis Defend 6-Week Abortion Ban After Trump’s Criticism: ‘Never a Terrible Thing’

The Republican governors of Iowa and Florida defend their 6-week abortion bans after President Trump called it a “terrible thing.”

(Left) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 14, 2023. , (Right) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to guests before signing into law a bill that will ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy during a visit to the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 14, 2023. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)Scott Olson/Getty Images

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has defended signing a six-week abortion ban after former President Donald Trump said Florida’s heartbeat ban is a “terrible thing.”

“It’s never a ’terrible thing' to protect innocent life. I’m proud of the fetal heartbeat bill the Iowa legislature passed and I signed in 2018 and again earlier this year,” Ms. Reynolds, a Republican, wrote on X.