A November vote on a pro-abortion Ohio amendment is considered a bellwether ahead of the 2024 presidential election a year after the end of Roe v. Wade.
decide this fall whether the right to an abortion should be added to the state constitution, after officials said Tuesday that enough signatures were gathered to get the proposal on the ballot. However, it's an open question how much support the amendment will need to pass, as Republican lawmakers have set a special election next month on whether to raise the threshold from a simple majority to 60%.
Counterprotesters hold placards in favor of abortion in Toledo, Ohio, disrupting a pro-life prayer circle last year. Pro-life activists in Ohio argued the survey does not tell the full story of what's happening on the ground in the Buckeye State. The proposed amendment states that"every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions, including but not limited to decisions on contraception, fertility treatment, continuing one’s own pregnancy, miscarriage care, and abortion."
Secretary of State Frank LaRose determined Tuesday that Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights submitted nearly 496,000 valid signatures, comfortably enough to put the amendment before voters on Nov. 7. The coalition had submitted more than 700,000 signatures.
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