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Joy Bennett said she has already gathered more than 1,800 signatures in support of a referendum, which would place the ordinance on a future ballot for voters to decide whether they want to keep it in place or overturn the law.

Mason became the second city in Ohio to criminalize abortion within city limits after a tense city council vote on Monday evening.

Over a hundred people protested in front of the Mason Municipal Center Monday night before and during the council meeting, holding signs for their side of the abortion issue. Amidst the divided crowd, Mason City Council voted 4-3 in support of the ban.

Over a hundred people protested in front of the Mason Municipal Center Monday night before and during the council meeting, holding signs for their side of the abortion issue. Amidst the divided crowd, Mason City Council voted 4-3 in support of the ban.

The ordinance will go into effect in 30 days, because an emergency clause that would have caused it to take immediate effect upon voting failed.

The Mason City Council has approved an ordinance to make abortion a crime in the city during a council meeting Monday evening.

MASON, Ohio (AP) — A second Ohio city has voted to criminalize abortion within its...