Abortion Rights

The post-Roe impact in Ohio was significant

They argue the Ohio ballot board's summary changes the language enough to alter the meaning of the amendment

In a 3-2 decision, the Ohio Ballot Board rejected using the full amendment proposal text for voters to see, and the approved summary language leaves out protecting contraception, fertility treatment and miscarriage care

The drug is “incredibly safe, with lower complication rates than penicillin and Viagra”

Abortion rights groups request full text on November ballots

A similar amendment in Michigan did not overturn parental consent, and the Ohio Supreme Court would be very unlikely to find that to be the case in Ohio, experts say

DeWine promises an abortion policy the majority can agree on, but doesn’t concede November’s vote will deliver that

“Almost everybody that voted no [on Issue 1] will vote yes [on abortion rights] in November.”

"Now that the petition drive is complete, we’re eager to continue the campaign to enshrine those rights in Ohio’s Constitution."

Meanwhile, Ohio’s AG signs on to letter demanding access to patient files

With abortion and marijuana both possibly on the ballot, what could that mean at the polls

“Republicans are obsessed with telling every Ohioan what they can and cannot do in their own bedroom," said Joe Jacobson, director of the Progress Action Fund.

Early voting for Issue 1 starts July 11

Cost, distance, and lack of transportation are unique challenges college students face when it comes to abortion access and reproductive health care.

The group gathered 710,000 signatures they say will get the issue in front of voters

Abortion rights groups attempting to get the measure on the ballot need to get 413,000 signatures by July 5.

“It can be difficult to hear these stories day in and day out."

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said the phrase “has no clinical or medical significance”

“A lot of questions we’re getting are around the status of the law”