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is aligned with Democrats anda former state Supreme Court justice, is aligned with Republicans. The two advanced in Tuesday’s primary election and will now battle it out in a 42-day sprint to an April 4 general election that is sure to see record spending. But that could change just as a lawsuit over the state’s 1849 ban on most abortions is winding its way through the courts and is
in the coming years. Abortion has been a centerpiece of the race with groups on both sides of the debate issuing endorsements, crafting get-out-the vote efforts and putting money into the race.Abortion rights groups took a step forward yesterday in their quest to put a measure to Ohio voters in the fall aimed at enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution.submitted an amendment and a summary to the state’s Republican attorney general for review.
states that “abortion may be prohibited after fetal viability” — which is typically around 22 to 24 weeks into pregnancy — with exceptions for the life and health of the mother.The state’s attorney general has up to 10 days to approve the summary of the amendment. It then also needs sign-off from the Ohio Ballot Board before abortion rights groups can begin gathering the necessary 413,00 signatures to attempt to officially get the measure on the fall ballot.
In a preview of the fight to come, the language submitted yesterday is already receiving pushback from antiabortion groups, with
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