Ohio Issue 1: Attacks on Parental Rights Do Not Appear in Amendment
Despite what the opposition claims in political ads
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Despite what the opposition claims in political ads
The pitched battle over Ohio Issue 1 is looking less about abortion and more about parents' rights as opponents warn that the measure to enshrine "reproductive freedom" in the state Constitution goes beyond codifying Roe.
Still, religious lobbies and anti-abortion rights groups that oppose the amendment have used that message as one of their primary arguments against the measure since the effort to get it on the ballot began.
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, the physicians at Ohio Reproductive Medicine took to their website, hoping to reassure patients that their care would still be available.
Voter initiatives have proliferated in states since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.