COLUMBUS — Two local GOP lawmakers introduced a bill last week that seeks to make nearly all abortions illegal in Ohio.

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

Two Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would outlaw all abortions and treat them as homicide in the state of ...

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

While advocates continue to back legislation that would outlaw or limit abortion though Ohio has a constitutional amendment ...

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

Reps. Levi Dean, R-Xenia, and Johnathan Newman, R-Troy, will introduce the "Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act" on June 18.

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

Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would completely ban and criminalize abortion, IVF and some forms of ...

If passed, the bill would criminalize abortion in nearly all circumstances. Less than two years after Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion ...

Ohio Republicans want to reinstate a 24-hour waiting period for abortions, despite a judge's order blocking it.

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 ...