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An appeals court has reversed a lower court decision blocking the enforcement of a law that bans the abortion of babies diagnosed as having Down syndrome.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit released a full-court opinion on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by abortion providers against Ohio over House Bill 214, also called the Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Act, which was passed in 2017.
Circuit Judge Alice M. Batchelder wrote the majority opinion, being joined by eight other circuit judges, concluding in part that “the right to an abortion, even before viability, is not absolute.”
Judges cite Holocaust, eugenics in divided ruling allowing Ohio to enforce Down Syndrome abortion ban A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of an Ohio law that prohibits doctors from performing abortions if they know the abortion is sought because of a fetal Down syndrom diagnosis. (Source: Sam Greene, Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati Enquirer) By Jessie Balmert | April 13, 2021 at 1:56 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 1:56 PM
COLUMBUS (Cincinnati Enquirer) - Ohioâs ban on abortions after a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome doesnât violate a womanâs ability to obtain an abortion, a divided Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
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(Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Ohio can enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show that a fetus has Down syndrome.
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In a 9-7 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said the law did not create a substantial obstacle to obtaining abortions, was reasonably related to Ohio’s legitimate interests, and was “valid in all conceivable cases.”
UPDATE 2-Ohio can enforce ban on Down syndrome abortions -U.S. appeals court Reuters 2 hrs ago
By Jonathan Stempel
April 13 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Ohio can enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show that a fetus has Down syndrome.
In a 9-7 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said the law did not create a substantial obstacle to obtaining abortions, was reasonably related to Ohio s legitimate interests, and was valid in all conceivable cases.
The law subjected doctors to license revocations and up to 18 months in prison for performing abortions on women they knew decided to abort at least in part because Down syndrome was in the fetus, or had reason to believe the condition was present.
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