Ohio Abortion Protection Amendment Gets Signatures Necessary for Ballot Access
Posted on AllSides July 5th, 2023
From The Center
The group trying to put an abortion-rights amendment on Ohio's 2024 ballot said Wednesday that it had filed a petition with enough signatures – 710,141 – to qualify. “This is a historic day for Ohio and for reproductive freedom," said Lauren Blauvelt and Kellie Copeland of Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom, the organization leading the movement for the amendment, in a statement. Abortion is currently legal up to 21 weeks and six days in Ohio after a heartbeat bill – which bans abortions after cardiac activity is detected, usually around the...
