Ohio’s new constitutional projections for abortion access and other reproductive rights are supposed to take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. That prospect seems increasingly uncertain.
Existing abortion-related lawsuits are moving again through the courts now that voters have decided the issue, raising questions about how and when the amendment will be implemented.
The amendment declared an individual’s right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions” and passed with a strong 57% majority. It was the seventh straight victory in statewide votes for supporters of abortion access nationally since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned constitutional protections.
But the amendment did not repeal any existing Ohio laws, providing an opening for Republican elected officials and anti-abortion groups to renew their efforts to halt, delay or significantly water it down.
Good way to get people to riot, and vote you out of office is to ignore your constituents direct vote.
That’s why the Christofascists are so gung-ho about voter suppression. Can’t vote you out if the rubes can’t vote!
The problem is that the conservative minority has a stranglehold on the state legislature thanks to extreme gerrymandering.
Fortunately for them they also get away with ignoring our anti gerrymandering constitutional amendment. Every district in Ohio is either a pack district or a crack district.
Republicans were successful in doing that in Florida by blocking most ex cons from voting. There was no mention in the amendment about court fees. Now because of that horse shit, most of them still cannot vote.