Fri Dec 16, 2022 – 3:01 pm ESTFri Dec 16, 2022 – 4:57 pm EST
OHIO (LifeSiteNews) – A pro-abortion coalition in Ohio earlier this week announced its efforts to enshrine a “right” to abortion in the state’s constitution, and pro-lifers warned that the plan would likely allow unrestricted abortion up to birth.
The initiative is being launched by the Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights (OPRR) through its newly formed advocacy group Protect Choice Ohio. The group, which is “committed to reproductive freedom [sic] in the post-Roe era,” is introducing a constitutional amendment to ensure legal abortion across the state, which currently has legislation in place which prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
If passed, the amendment draft will “ensure that Ohioans have access to” abortion, “preserve the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship,” and “enable all people to make reproductive healthcare decisions free from government and political interference,” according to the OPRR president Dr. Marcela Azevedo.
Although the amendment has not yet been submitted to the attorney general of Ohio, the pro-abortion group is planning to submit it “as soon as possible.” If approved as a ballot measure, the amendment will appear on the
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