"November Ballot Puts Ohio Abortion Access in Voters' Hands"

Ohio voters will have the opportunity to decide whether the right to an abortion should be added to the state constitution in the upcoming November ballot. The proposed amendment would establish a "fundamental right to reproductive freedom" with "reasonable limits" and require restrictions on abortions past the viability of the fetus to be based on evidence of patient health and safety benefits. Republican lawmakers have set a special election next month to raise the threshold for passing the amendment from a simple majority to 60%. Ohio's anti-abortion network has vowed to oppose the proposal, while opponents argue that it could potentially override Ohio's parental consent laws.