Ohio voters approved an amendment that would make abortion legal up to birth in some cases in an election Tuesday, multiple outlets have reported.
Votes in favor of the amendment outnumber those opposed by 57.7% to 42.3% with 40% of votes counted, according to the New York Times. Votes in favor outnumber those opposed by 57.7% to 42.3% with 37.5% of votes counted, according to The Washington Post. Both outlets project the amendment to pass.
The amendment now overrides a six-week abortion ban which was allowed to go into effect in the state following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center.
“Every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions, including but not limited to decisions on: contraception; fertility treatment; continuing one’s own pregnancy; miscarriage care; and abortion,” the amendment reads.
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