LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Pro-life supporters hit the streets in Sunday's freezing temperatures to share their message.
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OTTAWA, OH (WLIO) - The Putnam and Henry County Right to Life groups came together to give their perspective on Issue 1.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The snow and cold didn't stop dozens of people from walking several blocks to get their message out.
(WLIO) - It has been two months since Ohio has enacted its abortion law, but the fight is far from over. Governor Mike DeWine signed into the …
Ohio’s Heartbeat bill took effect on Friday, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade. The state’s abortion ban was passed three years ago, but the federal courts blocked the bill from taking effect in the state. Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court reversal of the 1973 decision that made abortion access a constitutional right, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a motion to immediately dissolve that court’s injunction.
Those supporting pro-choice and protesting the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe versus Wade were on the northwest quadrant of the square. The weekly Remnant worship was in the northeast quadrant of the square. The pro-choice supporters crossed the street and converged on the worship service. All had their reasons for participating.
Senate Matt Huffman states, “I think that we have a very strong pro-life caucus in both the house and the senate and a very strong pro-life governor. So, I think that many of us, including me, have been waiting a long time, maybe close to 50 years for this to happen”
Gov. Mike DeWine followed through on his promise, Thursday afternoon, and signed the state's Heartbeat Bill. The bill will ban abortions as soon as a fetal heart beat is detected, which can be as early as five to six weeks into a pregnancy. The state legislature passed the bill on Wednesday. Ohio becomes the fifth state to impose some sort of abortion ban.
A committee of the Republican-led Ohio House has voted along party lines on legislation banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
