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Groups trying to put abortion rights into Ohio’s constitution held small events to gather signatures, and said they showed support for the proposal.
Katie Paris said she expected a lot of women of child-bearing age to take interest in the efforts. But she said she was pleasantly surprised by those who she didn’t necessarily expect to show up.
Last week, the Ohio Ballot Board certified the petition language, which proposes enshrining abortion rights in the state’s constitution.
Pro-life groups in Ohio have funded a $5 million ad campaign exposing a proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion into the state constitution as a "right."
Abortion opponents say the Ohio Ballot Board should have divided the proposed abortion amendment into multiple ballot issues.