Posted on Oct 31, 2023
Abortion is on the ballot in Ohio. The results could signal what's ahead for 2024
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When questions about abortion have been put directly to voters in the months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters overwhelmingly have signaled support for abortion access.
Now, abortion rights activists in Ohio are wondering if that same energy that fueled success in states like Kansas and Michigan will translate to their state this year.
When questions about abortion have been put directly to voters in the months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters overwhelmingly have signaled support for abortion access.
Now, abortion rights activists in Ohio are wondering if that same energy that fueled success in states like Kansas and Michigan will translate to their state this year.
Abortion is on the ballot in Ohio. The results could signal what's ahead for 2024
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."During a recent gathering at a cidery in Youngstown, abortion rights activists took a break from phone banking and door-knocking to belt out tunes like Shania Twain's girl-power anthem, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" - with the help of a DJ, a karaoke machine, and a round or two of hard cider.
"Because this has been a long slog and everything can't just be work, you know?" said Alexis Smith, a local radiologist and activist who helped organize the karaoke night for activists working to pass Issue 1.
If approved, the measure would amend Ohio's constitution to guarantee the right to make reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion.
Abortion rights supporters here have been inspired by the success of their counterparts in several states last year where abortion was on the ballot. Smith says they worked for months to get enough signatures to put their own ballot question before Ohio voters.
But they soon ran into another obstacle.
"Then it was, 'oh, by the way, you have a month, and then there's going to be this election that's going to decide everything,'" Smith remembered.
Republican lawmakers in Ohio called a special election in August on another measure - also called Issue 1 - that would have changed the rules and made it harder for the abortion rights amendment to pass.
Ohio voters turned out in larger-than-expected numbers to reject that effort, leaving the threshold for passing an amendment at a simple majority.
The fight over the proposed reproductive rights amendment itself is now fully underway. The back-to-back votes seem to be creating confusion in the minds of some voters.
Abortion rights supporters were asked to vote no on Issue 1 in August and yes on Issue 1 now."...
..."During a recent gathering at a cidery in Youngstown, abortion rights activists took a break from phone banking and door-knocking to belt out tunes like Shania Twain's girl-power anthem, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" - with the help of a DJ, a karaoke machine, and a round or two of hard cider.
"Because this has been a long slog and everything can't just be work, you know?" said Alexis Smith, a local radiologist and activist who helped organize the karaoke night for activists working to pass Issue 1.
If approved, the measure would amend Ohio's constitution to guarantee the right to make reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion.
Abortion rights supporters here have been inspired by the success of their counterparts in several states last year where abortion was on the ballot. Smith says they worked for months to get enough signatures to put their own ballot question before Ohio voters.
But they soon ran into another obstacle.
"Then it was, 'oh, by the way, you have a month, and then there's going to be this election that's going to decide everything,'" Smith remembered.
Republican lawmakers in Ohio called a special election in August on another measure - also called Issue 1 - that would have changed the rules and made it harder for the abortion rights amendment to pass.
Ohio voters turned out in larger-than-expected numbers to reject that effort, leaving the threshold for passing an amendment at a simple majority.
The fight over the proposed reproductive rights amendment itself is now fully underway. The back-to-back votes seem to be creating confusion in the minds of some voters.
Abortion rights supporters were asked to vote no on Issue 1 in August and yes on Issue 1 now."...
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