Ohioans voted Tuesday on an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
FILE - Buttons in support of Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment, sit on display at a rally held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, as early voting begins in Ohio's closely watched off-year election to decide the future of abortion access and marijuana legalization in the state.
Nancy Kramer co-chair of Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, the campaign backing the amendment, said Ohioans of all political stripes don’t want the government making health care decisions for them. She spoke while the election results looked promising for the “yes” campaign but before it had won.
Since the amendment allows abortion until viability, Ohio’s six week “heartbeat” abortion ban will likely be invalidated. The law was in effect for 82 days last summer until a judge put it on an indefinite hold while its overall constitutionality is litigated in his courtroom.– will likely be decided by the courts, from requiring a 24-hour waiting period to whether abortion clinics need to have transfer agreements with private hospitals inside the state and within 30 miles of the clinic.
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