The Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Choice is one of two groups that wants to put an abortion rights amendment before voters.

The FDA's rule change will allow more pharmacies to carry the drugs, but Ohio has a law that seeks to stop exactly that.

Groups that advocate for legal abortion have taken the first step towards a constitutional amendment by forming a ballot exploration committee

The state's new law, which bans abortion at about six weeks into a pregnancy when fetal cardiac activity can be detected, is the reason being given for the closure.

The Republican governor, who signed the six-week ban on abortion now in effect, said lawmakers need to clarify state laws surrounding abortion.

The law, known as the "conscience clause," was recently passed as part of the current two-year state budget.

Lawyers and doctors disagree on how those exemptions to abortion bans should be applied.

Politicians who support abortion rights pointed to the case of a 10-year-old pregnant girl who was raped as an example that abortion bans are too extreme while Republicans blamed the media and abortion rights advocates for fabricating a story that turned out to be true.

Columbus police say the 10-year-old victim went to Indiana for an abortion after Ohio's six-week abortion ban went into effect.

The bill has eight of the more conservative members of the Ohio House on board.

The Democratic senator sponsoring the bill said the legislation is needed now more than ever since a new Ohio law went into effect that bans abortion for most people.

The Ohio Supreme Court denied a request from clinics that provide abortions to stop the new ban while they argue against it in court.