Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Heather Williams, interim president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which works to elect Democrats to state legislatures, said the vote in favor of abortion rights was a “huge victory.” Issue 1 supporters cheer as they watch election results come in, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. “Ohio’s resounding support for this constitutional amendment reaffirms Democratic priorities and sends a strong message to the state GOP that reproductive rights are non-negotiable,” she said in a statement. Harris hinted at how the issue would likely be central to Democrats’ campaigning next year for Congress and the presidency, saying “extremists are pushing for a national abortion ban that would criminalize reproductive health care in every single state in our nation.” Issue 1 supporters celebrate as Rhiannon Carnes, executive director, Ohio Women’s Alliance, speaks at a watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio.

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Ohio attorney general appeals ruling striking down statewide abortion ban
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ohio attorney general appeals ruling striking down statewide abortion ban

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s attorney general will appeal a ruling that struck down the most far-reaching of the state’s laws restricting abortion. A county judge in October determined that last year’s voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights effectively made the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional. Yost acknowledged in earlier court filings that the amendment rendered the Ohio ban unconstitutional, but sought to …

Abortion Rights Initiatives Keep Winning. It Might Not Matter.
54 years, 11 months ago

Abortion Rights Initiatives Keep Winning. It Might Not Matter.

Slate  

One of the rare bright spots for Democrats on Tuesday was the continued success of ballot initiatives on abortion rights. Having dueling ballot measures may have been confusing, and in a red state like Nebraska, a law permitting abortion until 12 weeks might have struck much of the electorate as reasonable. The group promoting the state’s ballot measure deliberately tailored …

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term
54 years, 11 months ago

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term

Wired  

When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, it ended the constitutional right to have an abortion and returned the ability to regulate the procedure to the states. Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York passed referendums upholding abortion rights, while measures to restore or expand access failed in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota. …

The Majority Of States' Abortion Rights Amendments Won
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Majority Of States' Abortion Rights Amendments Won

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly everywhere abortion was on the ballot, Americans voted to protect it. A slim majority of Nebraska voters supported an anti-abortion amendment to codify the state’s current 12-week abortion ban, beating out the state’s competing abortion rights measure. “.A bipartisan group of voters today sent a clear message to the Florida legislature.” Despite 7 out of 10 …

Voters in at least 5 states restore reproductive rights
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Voters in at least 5 states restore reproductive rights

Raw Story  

In the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed state governments to determine if, when and why a woman can end a pregnancy, former President Donald Trump, who touted during the campaign he “was able to kill Roe v. Wade” appeared poised to be reelected early Wednesday. “In fact, the amendment goes even further, calling for ‘a fundamental …

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots

The Hindu  

Since the U.S. overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling securing the right to abortion, several States of the North American country became the groundswell of public opposition. Not-for-profit public law observer Brennan Centre for Justice observed in a blogpost, “In most of these eight States, abortion opponents in official positions have used their power to try to block or …

Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida

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Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them

NPR  

Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Ten states considered adding language guaranteeing abortion rights in their state constitutions during this year’s elections. Sponsor Message In Arizona, voters approved a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights up to the point of viability in the state constitution, likely upending the state’s …

Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution

NPR  

Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution toggle caption William Campbell/Getty Images/Getty Images North America HELENA, Mont. — Montanans have voted to protect reproductive rights in the state’s constitution, according to a call by the Associated Press. Access is protected by a 1999 Montana Supreme Court precedent that found the state’s right to privacy protects the right …

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives

NPR  

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives toggle caption Angela Weiss/Getty Images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Voters in Missouri have overturned their state's near-total abortion ban, while similar ballot measures in Florida and South Dakota failed to secure enough votes, keeping abortion restrictions in place. The ballot initiative presented …

Missouri Voters Decide on Abortion Ban Override
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Missouri Voters Decide on Abortion Ban Override

CNN  

Missouri voters will decide whether to overturn their state's near-total abortion ban in a ballot measure this election. The measure would establish the right to make reproductive care decisions, including about abortion, without interference up to fetal viability, around 22 to 24 weeks into pregnancy.

Judge Strikes Down Ohio Abortion Ban, Citing Reproductive Rights Amendment
2 months ago

Judge Strikes Down Ohio Abortion Ban, Citing Reproductive Rights Amendment

Associated Press  

Ohio's most restrictive abortion law, which prohibited abortions after cardiac activity is detected at six weeks of pregnancy, was struck down by a county judge. The judge ruled that the 2019 law, which was passed after Roe v. Wade was overturned, violated the state's constitution's protection of individual liberty and equal protection. The ruling is a major victory for abortion …

County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment
2 months ago

County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment

LA Times  

Supporters attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment at the Ohio State House in Columbus last year. The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting abortion has been struck down by a county judge who said last year’s voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional. Jenkins said Thursday that when the U.S. Supreme Court …

Ohio’s 50+ women emboldened by MAGA candidate's comments on abortion
2 months, 1 week ago

Ohio’s 50+ women emboldened by MAGA candidate's comments on abortion

Raw Story  

Ohio women 50 and older are headed to the polls having lived through the days before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, during the time when abortion was legal, and now, after the decision was overturned in 2022 and power given to each state to decide. “Women don’t make their health care choices and decisions lightly and they’re …

More abortion ballot measures are set to pass. Then state courts will have their say.
2 months, 1 week ago

More abortion ballot measures are set to pass. Then state courts will have their say.

Politico  

In Arizona, progressive groups are holding events and knocking on doors to make GOP-appointed state Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King the first in state history to lose a retention vote by reminding voters the pair ruled this year to uphold an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions. But they can interpret what it means, and what the …

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban
3 months, 1 week ago

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban

Raw Story  

Two days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that "every Democrat, every Republican, liberal, conservative" wanted the federal right to abortion care to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a North Dakota judge became the latest on Thursday to strike down a state-level abortion ban, saying it violated residents' constitutional rights. Meetra Mehdizadeh, a staff attorney at CRR, …

Judge’s ruling imperils Missouri abortion rights ballot initiative
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge’s ruling imperils Missouri abortion rights ballot initiative

LA Times  

A Missouri judge ruled Friday that an abortion rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify its constitutional amendment initiative for the November ballot, potentially thwarting a years-long effort to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban. In his ruling, Limbaugh said Missourians for Constitutional Freedom did not do enough during the signature-gathering process to inform voters that the measure …

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights

Associated Press  

— The Nebraska Supreme Court has agreed to expedite a hearing on a lawsuit that could keep voters from deciding whether to expand abortion rights in the state. “And it’s without any sort of regulation from the state at all.” Backers of the initiative to expand abortion rights have asked the court for the chance to defend their proposal, which …

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights

The Independent  

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Editorial: November election could make — or break — reproductive freedom
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: November election could make — or break — reproductive freedom

LA Times  

A person holds up a sign as abortion-rights activists and Women’s March leaders protest as part of a national day of strike actions outside the Supreme Court on June 24 in Washington. But abortion access has been making its way onto state election ballots ever since the Supreme Court took away the federal constitutional guarantee to that right in its …

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives
4 months ago

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives

NPR  

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives Nebraska voters will face two competing abortion question on the ballot this fall - one in favor of expanding abortion access and another that limits it to the current 12 weeks of pregnancy. Today, the Nebraska Secretary of State confirmed that two petition efforts collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Right …

Judge upholds Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge upholds Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio law that limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18 can go into effect, a county judge ruled Tuesday. Franklin County Judge Michael Holbrook, in upholding the law, wrote that the ban “reasonably limits parents’ rights to make decisions about their children’s medical care consistent with the state’s deeply rooted legitimate interest in the regulation …

Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on voters with disabilities
5 months ago

Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on voters with disabilities

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots. Voting advocates argued that the Republican-backed law went too far by prohibiting anyone but a few qualifying family members from helping people with disabilities deliver their ballots, excluding potential helpers …

Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on voters with disabilities
5 months ago

Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on voters with disabilities

LA Times  

A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots. Voting advocates argued that the Republican-backed law went too far by prohibiting anyone but a few qualifying family members from helping people with disabilities deliver their ballots, excluding potential helpers such as …

Editorial: They changed the wording in party platform, but the GOP still wants to ban abortion
5 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: They changed the wording in party platform, but the GOP still wants to ban abortion

LA Times  

Vance speaks as Donald Trump looks on at a 2022 rally in Youngstown, Ohio. States that voted for Trump in 2020, such as Ohio and Kansas, more recently voted to enshrine abortion rights into their state constitutions or rejected measures that would prohibit doing so after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. The statement continues with the …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

Deccan Chronicle  

DES MOINES, Iowa: The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3 ruling is a win for Republican lawmakers, and Iowa …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3 ruling is a win for Republican lawmakers, and …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

LA Times  

Protesters and counterprotesters argue over a strict abortion ban in Iowa’s state Capitol in Des Moines last year. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday said the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many …

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban

CNN  

CNN — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold the state’s abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Kim Reynolds celebrated the ruling Friday, saying she is glad the state’s high court “upheld the will of the people.” “As the heartbeat bill finally becomes law, we are deeply committed to …

Abortion access has won when it’s been on the ballot. That’s not an option for half the states
6 months ago

Abortion access has won when it’s been on the ballot. That’s not an option for half the states

LA Times  

Advocates and opponents gather at a polling place Cincinnati on Nov. 2, when Ohio voters overwhelmingly passed an amendment codifying abortion rights in the state’s constitution. West Virginia is among the 25 states that do not allow citizen initiatives or constitutional amendments on a statewide ballot, an avenue of direct democracy that has allowed voters to circumvent their legislatures and …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US

Associated Press  

Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in Republican-led states have prompted many people seeking abortions to travel to get care. The U.S. Supreme Court this …

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access
6 months ago

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access

NPR  

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access Two years after the Supreme Court removed federal abortion protections, the number of abortions is up as telehealth is on the rise and reproductive rights are on the ballot in November. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have an update now on the fight over abortion two years to the …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.

LA Times  

People march through downtown Amarillo, Texas, last year to protest a lawsuit that aimed to ban the abortion drug mifepristone. Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel …

The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights
6 months, 1 week ago

The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Reeling from a string of defeats, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using an array of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives intended to protect reproductive rights or prevent voters from having a say in the fall elections. “They’re using everything they can to prevent a vote on this issue.” An Arkansas “Decline to …

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion

NPR  

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion The national map for abortion access could be about to change as voters in 10 states, with a combined population of more than 75 million people, decide whether to put protections for reproductive rights into their state constitutions. — Scott Maucione New York The proposed amendment that could …

Voting rights advocates ask federal judge to toss Ohio voting restrictions they say violate ADA
7 months ago

Voting rights advocates ask federal judge to toss Ohio voting restrictions they say violate ADA

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Voting rights advocates asked a federal judge on Friday to strike down restrictions contained in Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law that they say restrict a host of trusted individuals from helping voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots. “These arbitrary restrictions that burden the right to vote of Ohioans with disabilities are undemocratic, cruel, and in violation of …

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state’s near-ban on abortion stand?
7 months ago

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state’s near-ban on abortion stand?

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. A group of abortion clinics sought to overturn the law even before voters approved Issue 1, which gives every person in Ohio …

Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Two women campaigning for President Joe Biden after facing medical emergencies because of abortion restrictions in their states visited Michigan on Tuesday to highlight what they say are the risks to women’s health since federal abortion protections were overturned. Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved a citizen-led ballot initiative that codified abortion rights in the state’s constitution in the …

Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect
8 months, 1 week ago

Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to let its blocked abortion law go into effect and uphold it altogether, disputing abortion providers’ claims it infringes on women’s rights to exercise bodily autonomy. Most Republican-led states have limited abortion access following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and 14 states have …

Ohio primary: Open seat on state supreme court could flip partisan control
9 months, 1 week ago

Ohio primary: Open seat on state supreme court could flip partisan control

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s been nearly four decades since liberal-leaning justices held a majority on Ohio’s supreme court. “I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say reproductive freedom and abortion access is at stake in this state supreme court race,” said Kellie Copeland, executive director of Pro-Choice Ohio. “Voters may not realize that even if they pass this amendment for …

Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
9 months, 1 week ago

Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed vigorously for support from voters who were often genuinely undecided. Last August’s GOP-backed effort to make amending Ohio’s constitution harder showed Ohioans that “Republican politicians were not on their side,” said …

Republican legislatures in some states are trying to keep abortion off the ballot
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Republican legislatures in some states are trying to keep abortion off the ballot

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights, building on anti-abortion strategies seen in other states, including last year in Ohio. “It’s infringing on people’s ability to participate in the democratic process.” FILE - Mississippi State Rep. Fred Shanks, R-Brandon, waves a copy of his proposed resolution that …

GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters’ ability to determine abortion rights
10 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters’ ability to determine abortion rights

LA Times  

Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights, building on antiabortion strategies seen in other states, including last year in Ohio. “There’s nothing democratic about that, and it’s the same blueprint we’ve seen in Ohio and all these other states, again and again.” Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the …

What to know about abortion rulings, bills and campaigns as the US marks Roe anniversary
11 months ago

What to know about abortion rulings, bills and campaigns as the US marks Roe anniversary

Associated Press  

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests and political pledges. BALLOT DRIVE LAUNCHES IN COLORAD O, CAMPAIGN IN MARYLAND At least a hundred people gathered on the steps of the Colorado Capitol on Monday to launch a signature campaign for a ballot …

Early, often and unequivocally: How Whitmer’s fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue
1 year ago

Early, often and unequivocally: How Whitmer’s fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Ten years ago, as Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature was on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion laws at the time, a 42-year-old state senator from East Lansing took to the Senate floor to speak out against what she knew was about to happen. Democrats did better than expected in last year’s midterms, limiting …

Judge weighing Ohio abortion rights amendment’s legal impact keeps anti-abortion groups clear
1 year ago

Judge weighing Ohio abortion rights amendment’s legal impact keeps anti-abortion groups clear

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio has denied a group of anti-abortion advocates the ability to weigh in on long-running litigation over abortion clinic transfer agreements, as he assesses the impacts on the case of an abortion-rights amendment approved by voters this fall. In a brief order issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett said he rejected …

Court pauses federal policy allowing abortion clinic operators to get grants -- but only in Ohio
1 year ago

Court pauses federal policy allowing abortion clinic operators to get grants -- but only in Ohio

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court has paused enforcement of a federal government regulation that allows abortion providers to receive federal family planning money — but only in Ohio, where state health officials said the policy took money away from them. Since 1981, federal policy has changed several times regarding whether programs receiving family planning funds can provide abortions or refer patients …

Opponents gave input on ballot language for abortion-rights measure, Ohio elections chief says
1 year ago

Opponents gave input on ballot language for abortion-rights measure, Ohio elections chief says

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose consulted with three prominent anti-abortion groups while drafting the contested ballot language used to describe Issue 1, an abortion-rights measure overwhelmingly approved by voters earlier this month, cleveland.com reported Wednesday. The constitutional amendment’s backers blasted the ballot summary offered by LaRose, in his role as chair of the Ohio Ballot …

Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. “A lot of that hard work of figuring out what state laws are inconsistent with the amendment and what state laws can remain, does tend to devolve to the courts,” said Laura Hermer, a professor …

Ohio voters just passed abortion rights protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio voters just passed abortion rights protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts

LA Times  

Dueling demonstrators in the parking lot of the Hamilton County Board of Elections before this month’s Ohio vote on abortion access. Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. “So let’s call on the legislators to do their job, to use their constitutionally granted right to …

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