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Jun 15, 2021 · By Deon J. Hampton. Ohio medical professionals would be allowed to refuse to perform abortions if it’s against their religious beliefs, according to a subtle, last-minute amendment tucked away in...
Jun 11, 2024 · Over 56% of voters supported the 2023 constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights up to fetal viability, or around 24 weeks of pregnancy. Access therefore remains secure — Ohio lawmakers cannot pass bills to overturn a constitutional amendment.
Dec 7, 2023 · As Ohio's Supreme Court asks the parties in a lawsuit over the six-week abortion ban how it’s affected by the newly passed amendment, the head of Ohio Right to Life said he thinks Issue 1 makes the ban unconstitutional.
Nov 3, 2023 · After Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, Ohio’s six-week abortion ban temporarily took effect before a judge paused it. The ban is pending review by the state’s Supreme Court.
Dec 8, 2023 · Two doctors who are also Ohio House members, Rep Beth Liston (D-Dublin) and Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin), have put forward a bill that would proactively get rid of more than two dozen abortion-related laws that they believe are no longer constitutional.
Nov 24, 2023 · COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. How and when...
Jun 14, 2023 · Is abortion legal in Ohio? Yes. The medical procedure is legal in Ohio through the point that a fetus can survive outside the womb, which is generally accepted as 22 weeks' gestation. Ohio has nine abortion clinics, down from 23 in 2010.
