In a strongly written ruling, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Christian A. Jenkins wrote that when Roe was struck down, the question of abortion was returned to the states, "Ohio's Attorney General evidently didn't get the memo."
The constitutional amendment gives doctors the ability to determine fetal viability on a case-by-case basis and allows abortion at any stage of pregnancy if a doctor determines that the patient's life or health is at risk.
The decision brings finality to a five-year legal battle that began in 2019 when Ohio's Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed the six-week ban into law as part of S.B 23.
The passage of Ohio Issue 1 effectively invalidated the six-week restriction in S.B 23, marking a significant shift in the state's approach to reproductive rights.
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