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Ohio voters resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall

The defeat of an Ohio measure that would have made it tougher to protect abortion in the state constitution shows the issue is a powerful force at the ballot box.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—In a victory for democracy and abortion rights, Ohio voters, in a heavy turnout in the middle of “the dog days of August,” defeated a right-wing-pushed state constitutional amendment that, if passed, would have permanently ended a woman’s right to choose in that state.

Measure would have made it harder to change state’s constitution, setting up fall campaign that will become latest referendum on issue since Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

US President Joe Biden hailed the result, describing it as a bid to ‘further erode the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions’.

Abortion rights in Ohio passed their first test on Tuesday. But the final exam could still be a challenge. By a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent, Ohio voters …

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Ohio voters didn’t fall for the Republican effort to upend democracy and make it more difficult to protect abortion rights as well as other fundamental rights.

The rejection of Ohio Issue 1 keeps in place century-old rules for changing the state constitution, which will govern a November vote on a proposed abortion rights amendment.

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