Anna Paulina Luna Tells People Unhappy About Abortion Bans to “Move Out of Your State. Move Elsewhere”

American Journal News published a piece exposing Anna Paulina Luna for suggesting that people who oppose abortion bans should, "move out of your state. Move elsewhere." Her unapologetically unsympathetic recommendation in a Forbes interview rightly comes under scrutiny as women in Florida are now living with a near-total abortion ban.

Is Anna Paulina Luna saying that women in Florida who need an abortion or anyone who disagrees with the abortion ban should move to another state?

The American Journal News notes that "an Emerson College poll from last month found that 57% of Florida voters felt the six week ban was too strict. When extrapolated, that accounts for more than 7.5 million people."

Luna is an enthusiastic supporter of the Florida abortion ban, and vociferously opposes exceptions for rape. Additionally, her Republican Study Committee called for passage of the Life at Conception Act, which would ban abortion nationwide with no exceptions, and severely restrict IVF.

DCCC Spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen:
"Anna Paulina Luna will continue to push her deeply unpopular anti-abortion crusade forward at all costs. Suggesting that people should move out of state instead of listening to the majority of Floridians who want their rights and freedoms protected is yet another example of Luna's extreme, backwards agenda, and why voters will reject her in November."

Read more below.

American News Journal: Florida abortion ban puts GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's anti-choice views in spotlight
Jesse Valentine | May 7, 2024

• On May 1, Florida enacted one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States, prohibiting the procedure at six weeks gestation. The new law is drawing attention to remarks made by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who said Floridians opposed to abortion bans should move.

• Luna, who describes herself as a "pro-life extremist," was elected to represent Florida's 13th congressional district in 2022.

• In a March interview with Forbes magazine, Luna was asked about Democratic opposition to abortion bans and efforts to pass federal laws protecting abortion access.

• "Federally we shouldn't be voting on that," Luna said. "That should be up to the states to decide. And, frankly, if you don't like it, move out of your state. Move somewhere else."

• An Emerson College poll from last month found that 57% of Florida voters felt the six week ban was too strict. When extrapolated, that accounts for more than 7.5 million people.

• Luna supported the six week ban and has called for even stricter prohibitions. The current ban allows for exceptions in cases of rape, incest, and human trafficking. In 2022, Luna told the Speak Out podcast that she opposes rape exceptions.

• Luna's district was included on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Comitee's list of flippable seats in 2024.

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