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Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, who was outspoken against Issue 1, is likely to argue in court that the abortion rights amendment passed in Issue 1 invalidates the ban on abortion after six weeks.

Solicitor General Ben Flowers is taking a position with a law firm after eight years of arguing for Ohio in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal appeals courts and the Ohio Supreme Court.

Gov. Mike DeWine says if Ohioans reject Issue 1, he'll push to allow some changes to the six-week abortion ban, but backers of the amendment say DeWine and politicians had their chance and now voters will decide.

An analysis of Ohio voter registration data also suggests that there's a significant gender gap among new registrants, with women in the lead.

Two controversial bills that passed the Ohio House last week are on their way to the Senate. But Gov. John Kasich is once again saying they are likely to…

Ohioans will decide on a constitutional amendment on abortion and reproductive rights amendment and a law on marijuana legalization as the state begins its month-long period of early voting.

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.

On Friday, a Franklin County judge blocked the state law that demanded patients wait 24 hours before getting abortions.

The lawsuit seeks to halt the reproductive rights issue by asking the Ohio Supreme Court to order it to be broken into two or more parts.

Early voting numbers in Ohio for the Nov. 7 election on Issues 1 and 2, as well as local candidate and issue races, are up 8% from the August special election, a statewide election on just one constitutional amendment.