County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment

Ohio judge strikes down abortion ban following constitutional amendment

Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins struck down Ohio’s restrictive abortion ban on Thursday, citing the 2023 voter-approved Reproductive Freedom Amendment that protects the right to abortion under the state constitution. The decision enforces a permanent injunction against the ban, a 2019 law that prohibited abortions once fetal cardiac activity was detected, often as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The ruling reaffirmed the …

Ohio judge permanently blocks six-week abortion law - Washington Examiner

An Ohio judge permanently enjoined a state law blocking abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, nearly a year after voters in the state enshrined a right to an abortion in the Buckeye State’s constitution. Voters in Ohio approved Issue 1 in November 2023, which enshrined abortion into the state constitution — spelling doom for the state’s law restricting abortions after a heartbeat is detected. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian…

Ohio Judge Strikes Down State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban – The Ohio Star

by Jennifer Nuelle     A county judge in Ohio ruled Thursday that the state’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, permanently blocking the law from taking effect. Judge Christian Jenkins blocked Ohio’s “Heartbeat Act,” signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in 2019, arguing last year’s abortion ballot initiative that amended the state constitution should be able to take full effect. “Ohio voters have spoken,” the Thursday ruling states. “The Ohio Con…

Judge Strikes Down Ohio’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban - The Thinking Conservative

Ohio’s abortion ban is no longer in effect after a judge on Oct. 24 ruled that a constitutional amendment means that voters rejected such restrictions. The post Judge Strikes Down Ohio’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

Ohio Judge Strikes Down State’s 6-Week Abortion Ban

A county judge in Ohio ruled Thursday that the state’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, permanently blocking the law from taking effect. Judge Christian Jenkins blocked Ohio’s “Heartbeat Act,” signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in 2019, arguing last year’s abortion ballot initiative that amended the state constitution… Ohio Judge Strikes Down State’s 6-Week Abortion Ban

Ohio's six-week abortion ban permanently struck down as judge upholds referendum

An Ohio judge has struck down the state's six-week abortion ban, upholding a referendum voters approved last year that protected the right to legally make one's own "reproductive decisions."Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins wrote in his decision Thursday that "Ohio's Attorney General evidently didn't get the memo" when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the right to an abortion nationally and gave the deciding power to the stat…