COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting was struck down on Thursday by a county judge who said last year’s voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional.
Enforcement of the 2019 law banning most abortions once cardiac activity is detected — into pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant — had been paused pending Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins.
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