CHICAGO (AP) — Abortion wasn’t technically on the ballot in Ohio’s special election. But the overwhelming defeat of a measure that would have made it tougher to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution this fall was the latest indicator that ...
“Issue 1 is a dangerous attack on the unborn, women and parents. It’s an extreme attempt to create abortion-on-demand and to eliminate reasonable health and safety standards for pregnant women,” reads the argument against Issue 1, written by Republican state Sens.Kristina Roegnerof Hudson a...
Democrats pick up Election Night wins in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia CBS News projected that Ohio Issue 1 will pass, enshrining the right to abortion in the state's constitution. Nov 8, 2023 House Republicans chose Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan as their nominee for House Speaker. ...
Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.
This fall's fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million, campaign finance reports filed Friday show. Voters overwhelming passed November's Issue 1, which guaranteed an individual's right "to make and carry out one's own reproductive decisions," making Ohio the seventh state...
One Person One Vote campaigned against the Issue 1. “The ads by One Person One Vote focus mainly on the alleged hypocrisy of Republicans and highlight LaRose’s comments admitting the August measure was designed to make it harder to enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution,”NBC News...
Other controversial figures from outside Ohio also are weighing in and declaring their support for Issue 1. A national religious organization, Catholics for Catholics, gathered a lineup of anti-abortion influencers and conspiracy theorists from across the U.S. to urge a "yes" vote during a Sun...
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The change, known as Issue 1, would almost certainly determine the fate of abortion access in the state if approved. For months, Ohio Republicans have been pushing to make it more difficult forvotersto approve constitutional amendments — the next front in the state-led battle over abortion rig...
“I think there needs to be a balance. Unfortunately, when it comes to the issue of abortion, you’re either one extreme or the other,” Spring, who voted “no” on the abortion amendment, said after casting his ballot early at his local county board of elections. “I don’t really ...