Election on constitutional amendments in Ohio could impact abortion rights measure
1 year, 5 months ago

Election on constitutional amendments in Ohio could impact abortion rights measure

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Early in-person voting began Tuesday in an election in Ohio to determine whether to make it more difficult to amend the state’s constitution, the results of which could have immediate consequences for an abortion rights amendment in the works. One Person One Vote, the opposition campaign, says the rushed effort in an off-year election is intended to prevent passing policies that are popular with a majority of average Ohioans but opposed by the increasingly conservative GOP supermajority at the Statehouse. Though the Ohio Supreme Court agreed to order some minor tweaks, justices let stand a description of the amendment as “elevating” the standards for qualifying and passing future constitutional amendments in the state. One Person One Vote had argued that the term carries a positive connotation that could bias voters toward a “yes” vote, but justices said it means basically the same thing as “raising” or “increasing.” The election date also was the subject of a lawsuit, which argued it violated a law eliminating most August elections that state legislators passed only last year.

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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 …

Ohio to Decide on Constitutional Amendment Establishing a Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ohio to Decide on Constitutional Amendment Establishing a Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission

Associated Press  

Ohio voters will decide whether to establish a citizen-led redistricting commission to replace the state's troubled political mapmaking system. The proposed amendment calls for replacing the current redistricting commission with a 15-person citizen-led commission of Republicans, Democrats and independents selected by retired judges. The measure has sparked debate, with proponents arguing that it would be fairer and more representative, while …

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 …

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 …

A proposed amendment lacks 1 word that could drive voter turnout: ‘abortion’
4 months, 1 week ago

A proposed amendment lacks 1 word that could drive voter turnout: ‘abortion’

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution meant to protect abortion access is a crucial part of Democrats’ plans to drive voter turnout in the state this fall and potentially flip vital congressional districts. The unusual legal effort begins weeks after the state Board of Elections chose late last month to use the measure’s technical language verbatim …

Proposal to create a new political mapmaking system in Ohio qualifies for November ballot
5 months ago

Proposal to create a new political mapmaking system in Ohio qualifies for November ballot

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system has qualified for November’s statewide ballot, the state’s elections chief announced Tuesday. Retired Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, who presided over the high court during the legal battle, called the certification “a historic step towards restoring …

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 …

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 …

An obscure provision of Ohio law could keep Biden off the ballot there in November
7 months ago

An obscure provision of Ohio law could keep Biden off the ballot there in November

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden might not appear on the November 2024 presidential ballot in Ohio. But the Democratic National Convention that will formally nominate Biden won’t open until nearly two weeks after Ohio’s Aug. 7 deadline. The Republican National Convention will wrap up nearly three weeks before the deadline, so Donald Trump won’t have a problem getting on the ballot. Will …

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 …

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 …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio’s presidential and state primaries
9 months, 1 week ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio’s presidential and state primaries

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With the presidential nominations locked up, the most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on Ohio’s Democratic U.S. senator. The Republican primaries in Ohio’s 2nd and 9th Districts are significant because the solidly red 2nd District is open following Rep. Brad Wenstrup’s retirement and the 9th, currently held by Democratic …

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 …

Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024, with big spending expected
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024, with big spending expected

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the battle for control of Congress, but another series of races is shaping up to be just as consequential. Crucial battles over abortion, gerrymandering, voting rights and other issues will take center stage in next year’s elections for state supreme court seats — 80 of them in …

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 …

Signature-gathering starts anew for mapmaking proposal in Ohio that was stalled by a typo
1 year, 1 month ago

Signature-gathering starts anew for mapmaking proposal in Ohio that was stalled by a typo

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Backers of a proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system will finally be able to start gathering signatures, after clearing a second round of state approvals Monday. Their proposal would replace the current Ohio Redistricting Commission, made up of three statewide officeholders and four state lawmakers, with an independent body selected directly by citizens. Among them …

Voters back abortion rights, but some opponents won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?
1 year, 1 month ago

Voters back abortion rights, but some opponents won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion have exposed another fault line: the commitment to democracy. “We.Are.Not.Done.,” Ohio state Rep. Jennifer Gross declared on the social media platform X two days after voters enshrined the right to abortion in the state constitution earlier this month. In response, …

Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio’s new abortion rights amendment
1 year, 1 month ago

Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio’s new abortion rights amendment

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four Ohio Republican state lawmakers are seeking to strip judges of their power to interpret an abortion rights amendment after voters opted to enshrine those rights in the state’s constitution this week. Republican state Reps. Jennifer Gross, Bill Dean, Melanie Miller and Beth Lear said in a news release Thursday that they’ll push to have the Legislature, …

How Republican Courts Could Sabotage the Ohio Abortion Vote and Future Ballot Measures
54 years, 11 months ago

How Republican Courts Could Sabotage the Ohio Abortion Vote and Future Ballot Measures

Slate  

After Ohio voted to enshrine reproductive care access in the state’s constitution on Tuesday, abortion rights supporters are now a perfect 7-for-7 in ballot initiative fights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. The depth of voter support for abortion rights is impressive, but celebrations of the success of abortion rights ballot initiatives overlook the next step …

After Ohio vote, advocates in a dozen states are trying to put abortion on 2024 ballots
1 year, 1 month ago

After Ohio vote, advocates in a dozen states are trying to put abortion on 2024 ballots

Associated Press  

After Ohio voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment protecting the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, advocates on both sides of the issue are looking at how they can get support on 2024 ballots in at least a dozen states. ___ IOWA Both chambers of the Republican-controlled legislature have approved an amendment that would declare …

Biden boosted by Ohio abortion vote and Kentucky win
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden boosted by Ohio abortion vote and Kentucky win

Raw Story  

The US state of Ohio voted Tuesday to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution, while the Democratic governor of Kentucky won reelection, in results that boosted President Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 White House race. The "yes" vote victory in Ohio's referendum, known as Issue 1, inserts the right in the Republican-run state's constitution for residents to "make and …

Voters in Ohio backed a measure protecting abortion rights. Here’s how Republicans helped
1 year, 1 month ago

Voters in Ohio backed a measure protecting abortion rights. Here’s how Republicans helped

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A proposal to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s Constitution was approved in a statewide election Tuesday, with a significant number of Republicans joining with Democrats to ensure the measure’s passage. It would also allow for abortions to be banned once it has been established that the fetus can survive outside of the womb, unless a physician determines that …

Ohio enshrines abortion rights, bolstering an undeniable trend in American politics.
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio enshrines abortion rights, bolstering an undeniable trend in American politics.

Slate  

Ohio voters enshrined abortion protections in their state constitution on Tuesday, on an off-year Election Day that once again showed the staying power of reproductive rights as a galvanizing issue for Americans. The proposal, which needed a majority to pass, establishes “an individual right to one’s own reproductive medical treatment,” as well as protections for people who help someone get …

Ohio leads as abortion rights drive string of victories in US elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio leads as abortion rights drive string of victories in US elections

Al Jazeera  

United States pro-abortion rights advocates are celebrating a series of major electoral victories for Democrat candidates that are set to advance abortion rights, even in traditionally conservative states like Ohio and Kentucky. The outcome extended an unbeaten streak for abortion access advocates since the US Supreme Court’s decision last year to overturn its 1972 Roe v Wade ruling and eliminate …

"This isn't the end": Top Ohio Republican vows effort to undo abortion amendment backed by voters
1 year, 1 month ago

"This isn't the end": Top Ohio Republican vows effort to undo abortion amendment backed by voters

Salon  

After a majority of Ohio voters on Tuesday passed Issues 1 and 2 enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution and legalizing recreational marijuana usage, respectively, Republicans in the state are vowing to pushback on the measures in upcoming elections. "This isn't the end," Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman said in a statement, per Ohio Statehouse Bureau Chief Karen Kasler. …

Where abortion rights are being voted on today
1 year, 1 month ago

Where abortion rights are being voted on today

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tuesday’s results could lend some insight into how …

US Election Day 2023: What's on the ballot in key state races
1 year, 1 month ago

US Election Day 2023: What's on the ballot in key state races

Hindustan Times  

It's Election Day today, which means millions of Americans will go to the polls in almost 40 states. With Mississippi native author John Grisham in his corner, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is pledging to expand Medicaid, the nation's public health insurance program for low-income groups. As the clock ticks down on a high-stakes vote in the US state of …

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 …

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

LA Times  

Lauren Miracle holds her son Dawson, 1, as she helps her daughter Oaklynn, 3, fill out a child’s practice ballot before voting herself Tuesday in Oregonia, 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 …

Voters in US state of Ohio to weigh in on abortion rights
1 year, 1 month ago

Voters in US state of Ohio to weigh in on abortion rights

Al Jazeera  

Residents of Ohio are voting in statewide elections where a measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution is on the ballot. In the Republican stronghold of Kansas in August 2022, voters rejected a bid to remove abortion rights from the state constitution by a margin of 59 percent to 41 percent. Seeing those victories, alongside polling that …

AP Election Brief | What to expect when Ohio votes on abortion and marijuana
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect when Ohio votes on abortion and marijuana

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the second time in three months, the national debate over reproductive rights focuses on Ohio as voters decide Tuesday whether to amend the state Constitution to protect access to abortion services. The proposed state constitutional amendment, labeled “Issue 1” on the ballot, would establish the right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions” on matters …

An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for statewide abortion fights expected in 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for statewide abortion fights expected in 2024

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Abortion access is expected to play a central role in the 2024 elections. Abortion opponents, she said, “will apply those weapons and learning in other states going forward.” Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose advanced ballot language for the Ohio amendment that its supporters said was misleading, while GOP Attorney General Dave Yost took the unconventional step …

Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described ‘dangerous’ abortions
1 year, 1 month ago

Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described ‘dangerous’ abortions

Associated Press  

— A Missouri appeals court ruled Tuesday against Republican-written summaries of abortion-rights ballot measures that described several proposed amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.” A three-judge panel of the Western District Court of Appeals found the summaries written by Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is running for governor in 2024, are politically partisan. Ashcroft’s …

Anti-abortion campaigners try to break their losing streak
1 year, 2 months ago

Anti-abortion campaigners try to break their losing streak

Hindustan Times  

NESTLED BETWEEN decorative gourds and halloween ornaments on suburban Columbus lawns, signs encourage Ohioans to vote to “protect parents’ rights”. Anti-abortion advocates argue that language in the proposed amendment is so broad that it could invalidate Ohio’s law requiring parents’ permission for underage abortions. Adverts with local mums and unsettling music state that the proposed amendment, which would return the …

Voting begins in Ohio in the only election this fall to decide abortion rights
1 year, 2 months ago

Voting begins in Ohio in the only election this fall to decide abortion rights

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In-person voting for a November ballot measure over abortion rights began Wednesday in Ohio, the latest state where voters will decide the issue after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to the procedure last year. “No one should be making those decisions for us.” Initial early voting numbers won’t be available from the secretary of …

Amendment aimed at reforming Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system edges toward 2024 ballot
1 year, 2 months ago

Amendment aimed at reforming Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system edges toward 2024 ballot

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposed amendment that would remake Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system, which repeatedly failed last year to produce maps that could pass constitutional muster, edged closer to the 2024 ballot on Monday. Republican state Attorney General Dave Yost’s certification of summary petition language for the constitutional amendment submitted by the group Citizens Not Politicians sends the issue …

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments
1 year, 2 months ago

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Supreme Court justices vigorously questioned the state’s lawyer Wednesday about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of reviving its law banning most abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy. Flowers was representing Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, whose appeal also asserts Preterm Cleveland and the other Ohio clinics that filed the lawsuit …

Ahead of abortion vote, Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a rewrite of some misleading ballot language
1 year, 3 months ago

Ahead of abortion vote, Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a rewrite of some misleading ballot language

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A wildly divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled late Tuesday that only one element of the disputed ballot language for describing a closely watched fall abortion rights question is misleading and must be rewritten. In Tuesday’s ruling, the court invalidated board language that suggested the amendment would limit “citizens of the State” from passing laws to restrict abortion …

Ahead of Ohio abortion vote, a court says some ballot language is misleading, must be rewritten
1 year, 3 months ago

Ahead of Ohio abortion vote, a court says some ballot language is misleading, must be rewritten

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Tuesday's ruling, the court invalidated board language that suggested the amendment would limit …

Challengers seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures, calling them misleading
1 year, 3 months ago

Challengers seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures, calling them misleading

Associated Press  

— Abortion-rights advocates asked a judge on Monday to rewrite what they call misleading descriptions of several constitutional amendments on abortion that voters could see on Missouri’s 2024 ballot. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is running for governor in 2024, summarized the amendments as allowing “dangerous, unregulated, and unrestricted abortions, from conception to live birth, without requiring a …

Ohio is about to vote on abortion rights. Misinformation about the proposal is rampant
1 year, 3 months ago

Ohio is about to vote on abortion rights. Misinformation about the proposal is rampant

Associated Press  

As Ohio residents prepare to conclude voting on a constitutional amendment that would guarantee access to abortion in the state, they’re encountering an array of misleading claims over how it could influence abortion care, gender-related health care, parental consent and more. The Associated Press spoke to numerous medical and legal experts, who explained what the amendment would mean if voters …

An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents’ messaging is on parental rights
1 year, 3 months ago

An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents’ messaging is on parental rights

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The wording of a proposed constitutional amendment on Ohio’s fall ballot to ensure abortion rights seems straightforward: It would enshrine the right “to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.” Yet as the campaigning for and against the nation’s latest tug-of-war over abortion begins in earnest this weekend, voters are getting a different message from the …

Backers blast approved ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment as misleading
1 year, 4 months ago

Backers blast approved ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment as misleading

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Ballot Board approved language Thursday for a fall measure seeking to establish abortion access as a fundamental right, but one Democratic member blasted it as “rife with misleading and defective language.” Key among opponents’ objections were several aspects of language developed by Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, an abortion opponent, which they warned could …

Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024
1 year, 4 months ago

Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Abortion wasn’t technically on the ballot in Ohio’s special election. After abortion rights supporters said they hoped to ask voters in November to enshrine the right in the state constitution, Ohio Republicans put Issue 1 on Tuesday’s ballot. “That leads to longer wait times, more travel, higher costs for patients.” Thakkilapati called the energy around abortion rights in …

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