jon, thank you. now, to the huge turnout in ohio for a special election and abortion rights could be at stake. on the ballot, a measure to make it harder to amend the state s constitution. that measure rushed before voters ahead of a november ballot to change the constitution to protect the right to an abortion. abc s alex presha is in columbus. reporter: tonight, a massive turnout at the polls in ohio for a special election that could determine the fate of abortion rights in that state. the constitution is under attack. and we want to protect the constitution in ohio. reporter: on the ballot, a republican-led measure that would make it harder to change the state s constitution come november when voters consider an amendment to protect abortion rights. right now, a simple majority is needed to change the constitution. but if the proposal called issue 1 pazsses, any change would nee a 60% supermajority. it was important to protect my rights, especially as a woman and you know,
force for a rare august special election. the reason, it could have huge implications on abortion rights in the state. ali vitali is there for us. reporter: tonight in ohio, high turnout for a highly charged special election that could determine the fate of abortion rights here. voters weighing whether to require a 60% threshold to amend the state s constitution, rather than just a majority. top republicans backing the change, known as issue 1 on the ballot. if you want to change the law, change the law. you can do that with a simple majority. but in the constitution, we should have a higher standard. reporter: but opponents say issue 1 is only designed to make it harder to enshrine abortion right protections in the state s constitution, which ohioans will vote on in november. the gop secretary of state recently saying issue 1 is 100% about blocking abortion protection. has got to go, hey hey, ho ho. reporter: issue 1 opponents sensing energy on the ground. folks are ener
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becomes you know, the life begins at conception if you will. so at the end of the, day there long game has always been total control over reproductive freedoms. we are not surprised, to see this fight. the other important point about medication abortion is unsafe with abortion bans, medication abortions are off the books. but in states with abortion protection, thank about michigan where they just change their constitution to protect access. new york, california, new jersey. kansas. kansas. this will take mifepristone off the shelves in those states as well. we are calling it a nationwide backdoor adorn band that s coming to the shores of your blue states. that is terrifying. along these lines joyce, in some of the states where walgreens will no longer sell the pill, i m talking about iowa, south carolina and florida. the right to abortion as mini was talking about, is actually