Federal judge blocks Ohio 'heartbeat bill,' setting up legal showdown over abortion
Saying the law places an unconstitutional “undue burden” on a woman’s right to have an abortion, U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett granted a preliminary injunction.
“A woman with irregular periods likely will be denied the opportunity to seek an abortion altogether because she will not realize that she is pregnant in time to choose her fate,” Barrett wrote. Supporters of the bill said Barrett’s ruling was not a surprise — and that the measure was designed to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion nationwide.
The bill was signed into law earlier this year by Gov. Mike DeWine, who is a Republican, after it was passed by the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature.
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