The bill is meant as a direct challenge to the state reproductive rights amendment passed by 57% of Ohio voters in 2023.

If passed, the bill would criminalize abortion in nearly all circumstances. If passed, the bill would criminalize abortion in ...

The Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act would grant criminal and civil protections from the moment of fertilization.

Ohio could become the 23rd state to consider the "Prenatal Equal Protection Act," sparking heated protests and criticism as ...

The bill from Reps. Levi Dean (R-Xenia) and Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) also strikes a blow to in-vitro fertilization, where an ...

Two Ohio Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would ban all abortions and treat them as homicide. The bill would grant legal protections from the moment of fertilization, potentially ...

The “Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act” would ban abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest, according to a copy of the ...

Ohio GOP lawmakers propose a bill to ban most abortions, potentially contradicting the state's reproductive rights amendment.

Ohio lawmakers look to introduce a bill that could criminalize abortion, despite a recent constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights.

In 2019, Ohio lawmakers passed a so-called heartbeat bill that bans abortions after cardiac activity can be detected, which ...

At least two Republican lawmakers want to ban abortions in Ohio and make it a crime to have one, challenging protections ...