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Diamond_Dog

(34,820 posts) Mon Dec 12, 2022, 03:36 PM Dec 2022

Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights to pursue state constitutional amendment

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights on Monday announced the beginning of an effort to put a constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights in Ohio on the Nov. 7, 2023, ballot.

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Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights is an advocacy group of more than 1,400 Ohio doctors who organized after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24.

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The amendment will do the following, according to the group’s president, Dr. Marcela Azevedo:

-Ensure that Ohioans have access to safe, legal, equitable and comprehensive reproductive medical care, including abortion.

-Preserve the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship.

-Enable all people to make reproductive healthcare decisions free from government and political interference.

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https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/12/ohio-physicians-for-reproductive-rights-to-pursue-constitutional-amendment-protecting-abortion-rights-in-2023.html

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Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights to pursue state constitutional amendment (Original Post) Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 OP

Every state with public initiatives and referendums should do this now AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2022 #1

Excellent Duncanpup Dec 2022 #2

I agree. We need an initiative here in Montana. Our abortion rights are not ratchiweenie Dec 2022 #3

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,608 posts)

1. Every state with public initiatives and referendums should do this now

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Mon Dec 12, 2022, 03:45 PM

Dec 2022

AZ tried, but they waited for the SCOTUS decision and didn't have time to get signatures...

Duncanpup

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2. Excellent

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Mon Dec 12, 2022, 04:27 PM

Dec 2022

ratchiweenie

(7,926 posts)

3. I agree. We need an initiative here in Montana. Our abortion rights are not

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Mon Dec 12, 2022, 06:02 PM

Dec 2022

entirely gone yet but the GQP in this state is working on it. I think it would pass easily here as even conservative women in Montana tend to be outspoken and don't appreciate men telling them what to do.

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