Red and blue states are rapidly moving further apart on hot-button social issues as lawmakers and activists shift their focus to topics like abortion and transgenderism.
Republican-led states are passing waves of laws limiting elective abortions and sex change treatments for children, while blue states attempt to become havens for transgender children and abortion-seekers. Legislative efforts to impose 15-week abortion limits, restrict sexuality and gender ideology in classrooms and limit transgender participation in womenâs sports have cropped up in GOP-led states across the country; each of these measures has recently passed in Florida alone.
âThe policies that we champion are really common-sense positions that have broad support from among the average Floridian,â a spokesman for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisâs office told the Daily Caller News Foundation. âChildren shouldnât be indoctrinated or sexualized in the classroom. Parents have rights when it comes to their childâs education. Life is life and worth protecting, whether in the womb or outside of it. On these matters, we take a stand.â…
