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21 Jun

Ohio lawmakers to introduce bill banning abortion, criminalizing the procedure

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"Republican lawmakers in Ohio are planning on introducing a bill on Wednesday that would ban almost all abortions and criminalize the procedure. The "Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act" would overturn the amendment to the Ohio constitution, voted on in 2023, that establishes "an individual right to one's own reproductive medical treatment, including but not limited to abortion" before viability...."

16 Oct

Pueblo city council narrowly votes down anti-abortion proposal

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“After a tense and at times raucous hearing, the Pueblo City Council rejected an ordinance Tuesday night to ban abortion in the city limits on a 4-3 vote, with opponents arguing it would be impractical, costly and futile to try to defend the policy against legal challenges. “I’m pro-life but it doesn’t matter how I stand on it; it’s state law,” said council member Roger Gomez. The ordinance would have criminalized anyone who ships or receives abortion pills or abortion-related paraphernalia within the city limits, as well as providers who perform a certain type of later-stage abortion….”