Ohio GOP's Plan to Sabotage Abortion Vote Sparks Concern for Florida's Future

After losing the abortion rights referendum in Ohio, state Republicans are now attempting to sabotage the results by removing jurisdiction from the judiciary over the new amendment. The amendment, which enshrines abortion protections in the state Constitution, requires each individual abortion restriction to be repealed by a court. Republicans want the GOP-controlled state legislature to decide whether to repeal the restrictions instead. This is not the first time Ohio Republicans have disregarded the will of the people on abortion rights, as they have previously attempted to raise the threshold for constitutional amendments and changed the text of the amendment on the ballot to favor their agenda. Similar actions have been seen in Kansas and Wisconsin, posing a threat to local democracy.