COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — 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. The 2019 law under consideration by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins bans most abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women are aware. A group of abortion clinics sought to overturn the law even before voters approved Issue 1, which gives every person in Ohio “the right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.” Ohio’s Republican attorney general, Dave Yost, acknowledged in court filings that the 2023 amendment rendered the ban unconstitutional, but has sought to maintain other elements of the prohibition, including certain notification and reporting provisions. |
5 found dead in Oklahoma home, including 2 children, police sayJailed FTX founder Sam BankmanThe body of a kayaker has been recovered after he vanished last week in IndianapolisMasters champion Scottie Scheffler builds 5Yangtze River Delta put into focusSuspect arrested in breakJury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana townMinistry of Defence gives Ukrainian soldiers free cigarettesKC Current owners announce plans for stadium district along the Kansas City riverfrontAn adored ostrich at a Kansas zoo has died after swallowing a staff member's keys