Though Issue 1 would allow the government to prohibit abortions after fetal viability, abortions would still be permitted no matter what if a physician determines “it is necessary to protect the pregnant patient’s life or health,” the amendment reads. Issue 1 needs a simple majority vote of ...
What is Issue 1? Issue 1is a ballot initiative that, if it passes, will add provisions for access to abortion to the Ohio Constitution. Bessett says voting "Yes" on Issue 1 would amend Article I of the Ohio Constitution to add the following protections: Every person has a right to car...
with state Republicans fighting to convince voters of what the Akron Beacon Journal editorial board described as “outright lies” about Issue 1. Ohio GOP officials repeatedly made dramatic andpatently false assertionsabout later abortion, theloss of parental rightsand “abortion on demand” in an at...
What was the argument against Issue 1? "No issue 1" signs are seen at Columbus Christian Center ahead of Election Day at a pro-life canvasing meeting in Columbus, Ohio on November 4, 2023.MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images A trio of state Republican lawmakers argued that a vote against...
If Issue 1 passes in Ohio on November 5, the hard left’s agenda will advance in the near term and the long. The terms "hard left" and "dark money machine" repeat often in this column because what ought to be a scandal is simply not covered in this most consequential of presidential...
Gavarone argued that "gerrymander" was a fair and accurate word to use, because Issue 1 requires adherence to voters' "partisan preferences." Citizens Not Politicians sued, arguing that the board had passed what "may be the most biased, inaccurate, deceptive, and unconsti...
the bill doesn’t define what would be considered obscene, which is a huge problem because obscenity is often in the eye of the beholder. the late u.s. supreme court justice potter stewart famously recognized that issue in 1964 in a case that centered on ohio theater manager nico jacobellis...
To the editor: Issue 1 has nothing to do with “protecting” Ohio’s Constitution and has everything to do with protecting the status quo. And what is the s
Ohio's State Issue 1 became a proxy battle over abortion before it was convincingly rejected by voters on Tuesday, defeating an attempt by Republican lawmakers to make it more difficult for the public to propose and approve changes to the Buckeye State's constitution. The defeated amendment would...
Thakkilapati called the energy around abortion rights in last year’s midterms“exciting.”But she said the media attention died down, and people quickly forgot“how tenuous abortion access is right now.”The special election and ballot measure in Ohio are...