In 2023, Ohio Republicans scrambled to block citizen initiatives to enshrine abortion access in Ohio’s constitution. Establishing a special election in August, 2023 solely for Issue 1, Republicans sought to make it effectively impossible to change the state’s constitution. After a citizen initiative got the necessary signatures to get abortion on the ballot, Republicans did their best to block it. Ohio ultimately defeated right-wing attempts, enshrining abortion in the state’s constitution. We covered the struggle as it unfolded.
Ohio’s Issue 1: Three women share their pre-Roe abortion experiences
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Ohio’s Issue 1 abortion referendum – A voter’s guide
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MIKE GOLD COLLECTIVE 
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