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Due to November 2023 Ohio Issue 1, abortions up to fetal viability are legal in Ohio. Ohio has multiple layers of law on abortion, resulting from multiple laws passed over the decades. However, these laws are no longer enforceable.
Experts say this slew of legislation at the state level is all part of a strategy by anti-abortion groups to get the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark ruling from 1973, Roe v Wade, that...
Oct 27, 2020 · But in a written exchange with Senate Judiciary Committee members, Barrett was asked if states could make getting an abortion a felony or a capital crime punishable by death.
Jul 27, 2020 · A top Justice Department official says for many Americans the death penalty is a difficult issue on moral, religious and policy grounds. But as a legal issue, it is straightforward. July 27,...
Jan 10, 2020 · There hasn’t been a killer put to death in Ohio in 18 months. And the state’s last execution has likely taken place, according to the architect of Ohio’s 1981 death penalty law. But prosecutors say killing off capital punishment entirely would be a mistake.
May 14, 2024 · An analysis of Ohio executions between 1976 and 2014 found that the race and gender of the victim play a substantial role in the state’s use of the death penalty. Homicides involving white female victims are six times more likely to result in an execution than homicides involving Black victims.
Mar 24, 2023 · Seeking to restrict medical abortions and challenge a Department of Justice memo that allows abortion medication to be mailed for lawful purposes, 9 anti-abortion attorneys have charged that the distribution of abortion pills through the mail violates the 19th century law.
