Wed Mar 15, 2023 – 5:49 pm EDTWed Mar 15, 2023 – 6:03 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to review a judge’s order blocking pro-life legislation from taking effect.
On Tuesday, the state’s highest court granted part of an appeal made by Republican Attorney General Dave Yost to challenge the order, which has prevented a bill designed to ban abortion once a heartbeat is detected.
After the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade, which returned the full responsibility of abortion legislation to individual states, HB 258 was temporarily blocked by a judge’s order. The legal battle has been ongoing since.
In October 2022, Yost’s office announced its plans to appeal the order, questioning whether the “heartbeat bill” is unjust or if complaints are simply dissatisfaction from abortion advocates. He filed the appeal in January after the First District Court of Appeals rejected the attorney general’s first attempt to appeal the order. The motion to appeal was accepted in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court and will be reviewed to determine the next steps of Ohio’s pro-life legislation.
However, the court denied Yost’s request to review efforts to enshrine a “right” to abortion
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