Ohio may be the first state in the nation to have a pro-abortion initiative on the ballot this year. Two pro-abortion groups, Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom,announced a campaign Tuesday to get an initiative on the ballot that aims to add the “right to reproductive freedom” with “reasonable limits” to the state constitution.
The proposal will go to Republican Attorney General Dave Yost’s office Tuesday to be approved. The groups will then have to collect at least 400,000 signatures by July 5 for voters to see the proposal— with signatures being required from voters in at least half of the state's 88 counties. While Yost is clearly not in favor of abortion, his office must determine whether the proposal summary is a fair and truthful representation of the proposed measure.