Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment ensuring access to abortion and reproductive health care. This marks the seventh state to protect abortion rights after the Roe v. Wade overturn. The amendment had strong language safeguarding abortion access, with opponents arguing it could threaten parental rights and more. The outcome may influence the 2024 elections, as Democrats hope to energize their base on this issue. Other states like Arizona and Missouri are expected to vote on similar protections.
The new abortion controversy comes less than a year after the Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.