Ohio legislature sends Kasich two abortion bans

Published December 9, 2016 6:34pm ET



Ohio legislators have sent two anti-abortion measures to Republican Gov. John Kasich this week: one that would outlaw abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected and another banning abortions midway through pregnancy.

While Kasich opposes abortion, he has expressed concerns about the so-called “Heartbeat Law,” which could prohibit a woman from getting an abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy. Courts have overwhelmingly blocked such laws, and the Supreme Court declined earlier this year to consider reversing those decisions.

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