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Abortion businesses in Ohio have filed a request<\/a> to permanently repeal the state’s “heartbeat law.” In the request, the ACLU, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the WilmerHale law firm are asking to amend a previous lawsuit they filed against the law on the basis that the state’s newly passed constitutional amendment makes it now moot.<\/p>\n

The law, signed in 2019 by Governor Mike DeWine, protects preborn lives after an embryonic heartbeat is detected. This usually occurs around six weeks, though the heart starts beating as early as 16 to 22 days post-fertilization. The law has not been in effect since October 2022, as it is currently blocked by the court after a lawsuit filed by the abortion industry.<\/p>\n

In November, Ohio voters passed a ballot measure enshrining the “right” to abortion in the state’s constitution. Almost immediately, the abortion industry signaled its intention<\/a> to repeal all pro-life laws, including the heartbeat law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ohio Constitution now plainly and precisely answers the question before the court \u2013 whether the six-week ban is unconstitutional \u2013 in the affirmative,\u201d read a statement<\/a> released by PPFA, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region, the ACLU\u2019s national and Ohio chapters and other abortion facilities in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy banning abortion from the earliest weeks of pregnancy and thus forcing continued pregnancy and childbirth upon countless Ohioans, (the six-week ban) prohibits plaintiffs\u2019 patients from exercising their fundamental rights in violation of the Ohio Constitution\u2019s broad protections for individual liberties under Article 1, Sections 1, 16 and 21,\u201d the complaint states, referring to the Issue 1 amendment.<\/p>\n

Last week the state Supreme Court also weighed in on the heartbeat law. After the lower court placed the injunction on the law last year, the state appealed to the Supreme Court. The court Friday dismissed<\/a> the state’s appeal “due to a change in the law.” That dismissal sends the case back to the lower court, where it can be permanently blocked.<\/p>\n

In a statement released December 7, Attorney General Dave Yost said \u201cThe state is prepared to acknowledge the will of the people on the issue, but also to carefully review each part of the law for an orderly resolution of the case.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail this Christmas for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Abortion businesses in Ohio have filed a request to permanently repeal the state’s “heartbeat law.” In the request, the ACLU, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the WilmerHale law firm are asking to amend a previous lawsuit they filed against the law on the basis that the state’s newly passed constitutional amendment makes it now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":169257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nAbortion advocates ask court to overturn Ohio's 'heartbeat law' in wake of constitutional amendment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In November, Ohio voters passed a ballot measure enshrining the "right" to abortion in the state's constitution.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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