Would Rick Scott Make Abortion Illegal

State Rep. Charles Van Zant claims Rick Scott told him, that if elected, Scott would make abortion illegal in Florida.

In his e-mail to supporters, Van Zant, a minister and an architect, said he had talked to Scott twice about whether the Naples businessman would make abortion illegal in Florida: "He immediately said 'Yes, that's what I believe and that's what I will do.' He telephoned me last week to assure me that he would keep this issue before state government," Van Zant added.

There is good reason to take Van Zant at his word. Scott was the owner of Woman's Hospital of Texas. Karla Miller was having serious and potentially life threatening complications with her pregnancy. Karla and her husband Mark were informed their child had a eight out of ten chance of being born disabled. The Millers told the hospital not to use extraordinary measures to save the child. The medical translation is that Karla's life came before the child's. The hospital defied the Millers wishes. Scott brags about what Woman's Hospital of Texas did under his watch to anti-choicers.

Mark Miller lashed out at Scott for using his family and disabled daughter to strengthen his social conservative credentials.

"Mr. Scott, you've grossly overstepped the bounds of decency," Mark Miller, a father at the center of the controversial case, said in an interview. "I call on you to accurately reflect the facts. If you are going to run on the record, run on all of it, not just the parts that suit your needs."

Miller describes himself as anti-abortion. Miller's issue with Scott and his former hospital is him and his wife had no say on their own medical procedure. The hospital ignored the Millers wishes and did what they wanted. Karla Miller could have died because the hospital put ideology over sound medicine.

The Millers now support their daughter Sidney. The young woman cannot walk, talk and is blind. Sidney also suffers from brain damage and cerebral palsy. The Millers have sued and lost to Scott. If Scott was really pro-life then he should help pay for Sidney's medical expenses.

Scott has gone on-record saying he supports overturning Roe v. Wade. Scott stated if he was governor he would have signed the intrusive ultrasound bill that Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed. Pro-choice voters should be very concerned about Scott wanting to make abortion illegal in Florida.