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The Republican governor, who signed the six-week ban on abortion now in effect, said lawmakers need to clarify state laws surrounding abortion.
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The Republican U.S. Senate candidate has made several controversial statements that Black Democrats in the Ohio legislature find offensive.
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Cities are fighting Ohio's abortion ban with legislation and prioritization for prosecution
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OSU researchers say the new law, which bans abortions at the point fetal cardiac activity is detected — around six weeks into a pregnancy — prevents about 89% of women seeking abortions from being able to get one.
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Mike Gonidakis, Ohio Right to Life president, also played a leading role in the redistricting case in federal court that led to the primary for state lawmakers coming up August 2.
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The Ohio Democratic Party is the latest group to blast Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, over the comments he made about a story involving a 10-year-old pregnant girl who had been raped and went to Indiana to get an abortion.
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The law, known as the "conscience clause," was recently passed as part of the current two-year state budget.
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Lawyers and doctors disagree on how those exemptions to abortion bans should be applied.
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The state's new ban makes it illegal for doctors to perform an abortion in Ohio once electrical fetal activity can be detected, something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
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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.
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Columbus police say the 10-year-old victim went to Indiana for an abortion after Ohio's six-week abortion ban went into effect.
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Tim Ryan, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, touts endorsement of abortion rights group while Republican U.S. Senate nominee J.D. Vance has the support of anti-abortion organizations.