Issue 1 was a ballot measure to change the Ohio Constitution to include protections for abortion access.

What is Issue 1? People gather in the parking lot of the Hamilton County Board of Elections as people arrive for early in-person voting in Cincinnati, Thursday, Nov. Additionally, 74% of Americans are concerned that pregnant women may be more at risk in states with restrictions on abortion, 60% are worried about hospitals and maternity care centers closing, and 52% are concerned about doctors leaving those states. A majority 'yes' vote was needed for the ballot measure to pass.Ī C BS News poll conducted before Election Day found that 57% of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, compared to 42% who think it should be illegal. The question before voters in Ohio was whether to amend the state constitution to create an individual right to reproductive freedom, which includes decisions on abortion. Efforts are already underway in several more states, including Florida and Arizona, to put access to abortion directly before voters in the 2024 election. And they did so even in the face of state officials - from the governor's office down - spouting lies, purging the voter rolls, and meddling in the fairness of this election,' Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said in a statement.Īfter the Supreme Court overturned Roe, Ohio was one of several states where abortion rights advocates looked to citizen-driven ballot initiatives to protect abortion rights after stringent restrictions were allowed to take effect. They chose a future for Ohio where people have control of their own bodies and lives, without government interference. Ohio voters pass measure to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution, CBS News projects 05:24Ībortion-rights advocates also cheered the ballot initiative's approval as a victory for reproductive freedom. With 99% of the vote in, the measure was passing by a margin of 56.6% to 43.4%.

Voters' approval of the measure Tuesday, which is known as Issue 1, extends the winning streak for abortion rights proponents, who saw success in all six states where abortion-related measures were on the ballot last year. The projected success of the ballot initiative in the red state of Ohio is likely to buoy Democrats' hopes that reproductive rights will continue to be a salient issue for voters nearly 17 months after the Supreme Court's decision rolling back the constitutional right to abortion. Washington - Ohio voters have approved a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to establish a right to abortion, CBS News projects, delivering a crucial victory for abortion rights and adding momentum behind efforts to protect abortion access through citizen-led initiatives in the wake of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Ohio voters pass constitutional amendment protecting access to abortions 03:24

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