The Ohio bill to ban abortions at the first detectable fetal heartbeat is being sent to Gov. Mike DeWine, who says he will sign it. Experts say that would prohibit abortion a few weeks after conception.
, Republican-led states have passed abortion restrictions in an effort to have the court overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion.
“I'm concerned that we will have companies that will choose not to locate here due to our oppressive laws. I’m concerned that doctors will leave the state of Ohio,” she said. “I'm concerned that our kids are going to leave, that we’re going to lose a large amount of young people who don’t want to live in an oppressive atmosphere.”
Republican state Rep. Candice Keller called the legislation “the most compassionate bill we've ever passed.” If a reshaped Supreme Court tosses abortion decisions back to states, several would move fast to outlaw the procedures »
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