DeSantis signs bill banning abortions after 15 weeks

Foes threatening to challenge the measure in court.

  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters before signing a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday in Kissimmee. The move comes amid a growing conservative push to restrict abortion ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit access to the procedure nationwide. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters before signing a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday in Kissimmee. The move comes amid a growing conservative push to restrict abortion ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit access to the procedure nationwide. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

    TALLAHASSEE —Florida doctors soon will be barred from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, as Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a measure that closely resembles a Mississippi law under…