4 reactions to Ohio ballot initiative critics say is 'anti-women,' will usurp parents' rights

Over 700,000 signatures gathered in effort to codify abortion in state constitution, allow trans surgeries for kids

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter
Pro-abortion and pro-life demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 02, 2022, in Washington, D.C. In an initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito allegedly wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern v. Casey should be overruled.
Pro-abortion and pro-life demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 02, 2022, in Washington, D.C. In an initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito allegedly wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern v. Casey should be overruled. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights 

A coalition of medical professionals who believe the reversal of Roe v. Wade is harming their patients celebrated the result of the signature-gathering effort. OPRR co-founders Dr. Lauren Beene and Dr. Marcela Azevedo said in a Wednesday statement that the group’s efforts to “enshrine” abortion in Ohio’s constitution began last July. 

“Over the past year, support for the amendment has grown exponentially thanks to our partners at ORF, the thousands of volunteers who gathered signatures in communities across the state, and the hundreds of thousands of people who added their names to our petitions,” the pair said. “Today, the message we and they are sending is loud and clear: ‘let the people decide.’”

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Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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