FL Gov Suspends Elected Prosecutor Over New Abortion Law<br /><br />FL Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced the suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren (D) on Aug. 4. <br /><br />Warren had pledged not to enforce FL's new law that bans abortions beginning at 15 weeks.<br /><br />Warren also is a supporter of trans rights, an issue that DeSantis is known for being outspoken against.<br /><br />Responding to the suspension, Warren stated that "people have the right to elect their own leaders.”<br /><br />According to Warren, there have been no cases brought to his office regarding the new law.<br /><br />According to AP, <br /><br />... at least 90 elected prosecutors around the nation have pledged not to prosecute people regarding reproductive rights.<br /><br />Some city councils in otherwise Republican states such Tennessee and Idaho have ordered law enforcement to deprioritize abortion cases.
