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Ohio Supreme Court Friday The court refused to prevent the Republican-led state from forcing a ban on abortion about six weeks after pregnancy, which came into force after the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling last week.
The State Supreme Court provides Planned Parenthood and other abortions to prevent Ohio from enforcing 2019 legislation after the U.S. Supreme Court has put an end to federal constitutional rights to abortion. Rejected the urgent request by the person.
This decision was made in the wake of a surge in proceedings by a group of abortion rights seeking to maintain the ability of women to end their pregnancy after a historic ruling by the conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court. I was struck.
The ruling empowered the state to refuse, limit, or permit abortion. Since then, judges in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Utah have decided to ban these states from enforcing new restrictive abortion laws or bans.
Ohio Law, S.B. 23, prohibiting abortion after the fetal heart activity is first detected. This happens about 6 weeks after pregnancy, when many women are unaware that they are pregnant.
The bill, signed by Republican Governor Mike Dewein, was previously blocked in federal court. However, hours after the Supreme Court's decision, a federal judge resolved the injunction and prevented its enforcement.
The clinic said the law reduced gestational age from 22 weeks.
"We are deeply concerned about the decision of the Ohio Supreme Court to allow the strict ban for six weeks to continue, given the benefits of our proceedings. The abortion providers and the ACLUs on their behalf are in a combined statement.
Republican Attorney General Dave Yost did not respond to a request for comment. He argued that the Ohio Constitution did not recognize the right to abortion and urged the court not to adopt such a "defensive" position. (Report by Nate Raymond of Boston, edited by Jonathan Oatis and Alistair Bell)
