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Ohio bill seeks to ban and criminalize abortion

Bill to ban abortion, criminalize IVF and some contraceptives proposed in Ohio
While advocates continue to back legislation that would outlaw or limit abortion though Ohio has a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights, a new bill goes too far for many abortion opponents.
Ohio bill seeks to ban and criminalize abortion: What we know
The Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act would grant criminal and civil protections from the moment of fertilization.
Ohio Republican lawmakers' proposal would treat abortion as homicide, end IVF in state
At least two Republican lawmakers want to ban abortions in Ohio and make it a crime to have one, challenging protections approved by voters in 2023.
Lawmakers expected to introduce new bill to criminalize abortion
Ohio lawmakers look to introduce a bill that could criminalize abortion, despite a recent constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights.
Republican lawmakers in Ohio to propose total abortion and IVF ban
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would completely ban and criminalize abortion, IVF and some forms of contraception.
Ohio’s pro-abortion rights groups plan fights against total abortion ban bill
Pro-abortion rights advocates are taking a new total abortion ban to heart, especially as Ohio celebrates Juneteenth and Black emancipation in the United States.
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Ohio GOP Ignores Voters, Introduces Bill to Ban Abortion, Criminalize Abortion Seekers
Ohioans voted to protect abortion access in the state in 2023, but GOP lawmakers just introduced a bill that would ban the procedure without exceptions and establish fetal personhood.
New Ohio Republican bill would treat abortion as homicide, ban all abortions in state
Reps. Levi Dean, R-Xenia, and Johnathan Newman, R-Troy, will introduce the "Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act" on June 18. The bill would treat abortion like homicide by granting criminal and civil protections from the point of fertilization.
Ohio Republicans Seek To Criminalize Abortion in Defiance of State Constitution
The sponsors hope their bill will trigger a challenge to Ohio’s protection of the practice under the U.S. Constitution
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Ohio Republican bill would treat abortion as homicide, ban all abortions in state
Two Ohio Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would ban all abortions and treat them as homicide. The bill would grant legal protections from the moment of fertilization, potentially ...
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Gov. Lee signs IVF protection bill despite veto request from GOP lawmakers
Bulso's amendment was tabled. (READ MORE: Tennessee IVF treatments would be endangered by amendment on when life begins, medical professionals say) Senate Bill 449, the companion legislation ...