Ohio's Abortion Debate: DeWine's Promises, Misinformation, and Fundraising Battle
TL;DR
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is promising to relax the state's controversial six-week abortion ban if Issue 1, the abortion access and reproductive rights amendment, is defeated in the upcoming election. DeWine's stance on abortion has faced criticism, as the ban he signed in 2019 does not include exceptions for rape or incest. Supporters of Issue 1 argue that it would protect Ohioans' rights to miscarriage care, fertility treatments, and birth control. Opponents fear that if Issue 1 fails, the six-week ban with no exceptions would likely be reinstated by the Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court.
- As Ohioans vote on Issue 1, DeWine hopes to thwart it by promising to relax six-week abortion ban The Statehouse News Bureau
- Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website The Associated Press
- Supporters of Ohio abortion rights amendment far outraising opponents News 5 Cleveland WEWS
- Issue 1: Why is Mike DeWine lying about Ohio abortion amendment? Akron Beacon Journal
- Is Ohio Issue 1 about sex changes, parents' rights, unlimited abortion? The Columbus Dispatch
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