Ohio abortion amendment is an attack on parental rights, pro-life groups say as initiative clears key hurdle

A proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution is being decried as an attack on parental rights by prominent pro-life groups.

The amendment, which was drafted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio, declares that "every individual has the right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions" on contraception, fertility treatment, continuing one’s own pregnancy, miscarriage care and abortion. ---More...