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

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins cited voters’ approval last November of an amendment which created a constitutional right for people to make their own reproductive decisions

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins cited voters’ approval last November of an amendment which created a constitutional right for people to make their own reproductive decisions

  2. 10TV Columbus

    Ohio judge rules state's 6-week abortion ban is unconstitutional (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    In November 2023, Ohio voters passed Issue 1 which enshrined an amendment into the state's constitution that protected the right to an abortion.

  3. The Guardian

    Judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban as unconstitutional (opens The Guardian)

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    Christian Jenkins rules abortion prohibition flouts language in state constitution that protects reproductive healthcare

  4. Newsweek

    Ohio judge strikes down state's 6-week abortion ban as unconstitutional (opens Newsweek)

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    Enforcement of the abortion ban was paused by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins on Thursday.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Ohio Judge Strikes Down State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A county judge in Ohio ruled Thursday that the state’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional and a proposed amendment overrules the “heartbeat” law.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Ohio judge permanently blocks six-week abortion law (opens Washington Examiner)

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    "Ohio voters have spoken. The Ohio Constitution now unequivocally protects the right to abortion,” the judge said in his decision.

  7. Cleveland Scene

    Ohio’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Overturned by Hamilton County Judge (opens Cleveland Scene)

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    Ohioans passed the reproductive rights amendment in 2023. “Ohio’s Attorney General evidently didn’t get the memo,” the judge wrote

  8. Fortune

    Ohio abortion ban struck down by judge who cites voter-approved reproductive rights amendment (opens Fortune)

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    Judge Christian Jenkins said that when the Supreme Court returned power to the states, “Ohio’s Attorney General evidently didn’t get the memo.”

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Judge strikes down Ohio abortion law | Arkansas Democrat Gazette (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The most far-reaching of Ohio's laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge who said last year's voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional.

  10. CBS News

    Ohio abortion ban ruled unconstitutional by county judge in wake of voter-approved referendum (opens CBS News)

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    The most far-reaching of Ohio's laws restricting abortion was struck down by a county judge who said last year's voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights​ renders the law unconstitutional.

  11. Courthouse News Service

    Ohio ‘heartbeat’ abortion law struck down by state court (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The passage of a constitutional amendment in 2023 to protect abortion rights in Ohio invalidates the law, according to the judge's ruling.

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