The Supreme Court case regarding gun control has been up for a month
Bethe Long and Kyle Long in an Ad for Issue 1: The Ohio Voters to Decide on a Constitutional Right to Abortion
Columbus area residents Beth and Kyle Long held hands as they walked into the Franklin County early voting center to cast their ballots for Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion and other reproductive rights into the state’s constitution.
Beth, who was eighteen weeks pregnant when she got an abortion because the fetus she was carrying had a fatal condition, is eighteen weeks pregnant again.
“The doctors came back and told us, ‘all of her organs, except her heart, are growing on the outside of her, enmeshed in the placenta,” she told NPR. They said there was nothing we could do to separate it. No fetus has ever survived this condition, and yours will not be the first.'”
The Longs were featured in an ad for Issue 1, one of many that have dominated the air waves in a contest that many view as a critical precursor to the 2024 elections.
If voters approve the measure, Ohio will become the seventh state to pass abortion-rights since the Supreme Court’s decision last year.
Baer says the “health of the mother exception” that permits abortion past the point of viability would allow for abortions up to birth. Doctors and attorneys have disagreed with the argument.
“What it is going to take for us to win is the church, the body of Christ, and pro-life activists rising up and highlighting how radical this abortion amendment is,” says Baer.
The amendment would do away with the need for parental consent in the state if it is passed, according to opponents of the amendment.
Source: Ohio voters to decide on a constitutional right to abortion
Voters to Decide on a Constitutional Right to Abortion: Ohio’s Red Column After Donald Trump Voted in November 2018
“For us, it is a justice issue and we follow a God that tells us to care for the health and wellness of all people,” says Katelin Hansen, who leads an outreach program with the United Methodist Church in Columbus.
Ohio was considered a swing state before the election of Donald Trump. The Buckeye State is thought to be in the red column after Donald Trump was twice voted into office and Republicans were elected to control the legislature and other statewide offices.
However, DeWine acknowledged many Ohioans disagree with the six-week abortion ban he signed in 2019, especially following last summer when it was in place for 82 days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe.
The ban on abortion in Ohio is not an exception for rape and incest, so a rape victim went to Indiana for an abortion because she couldn’t get one in Ohio.
There is a belief among a majority of Ohio’s population that there should be an exception for rape and incest, so that will be part of the solution if this thing is defeated.
The Statehouse Republicans have taken other actions to try to defeat the amendment, as well as the governor talking about possible changes to sway voters. Republican lawmakers put the amendment on the August ballot knowing abortion would be on the ballot in the fall. It failed.
Afterwards, the Ohio Ballot Board, controlled by Republicans who oppose abortion rights, approved contentious summary language that voters will see on this current ballot.
That language, which differs from the actual language in the amendment, omitted part of the amendment that addresses birth control and changed the word ‘fetus’ to ‘unborn child.’
Source: Ohio voters to decide on a constitutional right to abortion
Reply to LaRose: Implications for Propaganda and Particle Propagator Policy, and for the State of the Art
Secretary of State Frank LaRose is a Republican who wants to run against Senator Sherrod Brown in the next election.
Recently, LaRose removed 27,000 voters from the rolls during the early voting period. Those who moved, died, or didn’t vote for years were stripped of their registration. Democrats said it was a political move. They said LaRose removed voters without helping them reregister for the November election, which features two statewide issues he opposes: abortion rights and the legalization of marijuana.
The former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, David Pepper, says he thinks the amendment on abortion rights will ultimately pass, but thinks propaganda and politics will make the vote tight.
Pepper thinks that there’s been a lot of misinformation and that it is actually having some impact.
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Up First Briefing: 1 Month Since Hamas Attacked Israel; Supreme Court Gun Control Case: An Interactive Experiment with Manoush Zomorodi
One month ago today, Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli communities, killing more than 1,400 people and taking about 240 hostages. The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 10,000 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes. Many Israelis support prisoner swaps, even though the U.S. wants a pause in the fighting to facilitate hostage releases.
The arguments are being heard today by the Supreme Court on the legality of a federal law banning firearms for people with domestic violence restraining orders. Similar state laws would be in danger if the high court overturns the measure. The gun law must be like one that existed at the nation’s founding in the 1700s in order to be constitutional, the court ruled last year.
WeWork, the co-working startup once valued at $47 billion, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company’s stock is down 99.2% from the beginning of the year and many locations are expected to close.
Body Electric is a six-part investigation and interactive project with TED Radio Hour host Manoush Zomorodi exploring the relationship between our technology and our bodies… and how we can improve it.
For the past few weeks, Zomorodi has explored several ways technology can affect our bodies — from our eyesight to our mental health. During this time, more than 20,000 listeners joined an NPR/Columbia study to try and incorporate regular movement breaks into their day.
Learning How Libraries Can Help You Save Money: A short review of how to lend a hand in lending a book to help save a few bucks
Book lovers can be kind to their pocketbooks by borrowing from the library. But libraries have a lot more to offer. If you’re interested in learning how libraries can help you save money, please click here.
Voters in US’ Ohio state are voting on a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution. If voters approve the measure, Ohio will be the seventh state to pass abortion rights since the Supreme Court’s decision last year. The amendment comes after the Supreme Court ruled last year that states have the power to ban abortions.