A Hamilton County judge will hear arguments Friday on whether to allow the so-called fetal “heartbeat” law, which bans abortions at around six weeks, to go back into effect, or to continue to allow abortions until 22 weeks.
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Jenkins already has issued two 14-day temporary restraining orders against the six-week ban. The preliminary injunction, a more permanent order halting enforcement of the new law, will be argued Friday. On the opposite side of abortion providers is Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, whose deputy attorneys are expected to argue that because the Ohio Constitution doesn’t explicitly mention “abortion” as a right, the people of Ohio, through the legislature, are supposed to determine where the limits should be,Yost’s office has submitted to Jenkins expert reports from three physicians, including one who points to a study that says abortion harms women’s mental health, another doctor who argues...
The abortion providers also sued Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, leaders of the Ohio State Medical Board and other officials.Ohio law says abortions are illegal once fetal cardiac activity can be detected, typically around six weeks and before many women know they’re pregnant. But Jenkins granted the temporary restraining order halting the ban until Wednesday, reverting to previous state law while the order is in effect.
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