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Abortion in Ohio is legal up to the point of fetal viability as a result of abortion rights being placed into the Ohio State Constitution by November 2023 Ohio Issue 1. [1]A "heartbeat bill" that banned abortions after six weeks of gestational age that was enacted before Issue 1 was challenged in court, with the Attorney General of Ohio and other Republican leaders in Ohio defending it in court.
The 2023 Ohio reproductive rights initiative, [2] officially titled "The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety" and listed on the ballot as Issue 1, [3] was a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment adopted on November 7, 2023, by a majority (56.8%) of voters.
Ohio's ban on most abortions is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, a Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge ruled Thursday after voters approved a reproductive rights amendment last ...
Voters across Ohio voted to protect access to abortion Tuesday. How did it happen and what does it mean for 2024?
Ohio was the only state to consider a statewide abortion rights question in 2023, joining a growing number of states where voters are choosing to protect abortion access since the U.S. Supreme ...
Not only will the passage of Issue 1 protect people seeking abortion services in Ohio, it will ensure that there is a right to birth control, fertility treatment, and miscarriage care.
Ohio voters have added the right to abortion care to the state's constitution, NBC News projects — another big political victory for abortion-rights advocates.
Issue 1, which involves abortion and reproductive rights, is considered a constitutional amendment, while Issue 2 would simply change the law through the Ohio Revised Code. To pass, the ...