A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio's law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. The 2019 law under consideration by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins bans most abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women are aware.
Ohio’s ban on abortions because of a Down syndrome diagnosis remains in effect, following a federal court decision in 2021. Minority Democrats proposed a House measure to bring state law into compliance with the new amendment outside the courts.
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