Ohio bill would penalize abortions
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Proponents of the bill say the legislation would grant preborn persons the same legal protections as citizens under state law from the moment of fertilization.
House Bill 370, or the Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act, if approved, states that it would fulfill Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment, which states that “no state shall deny… to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Having an abortion could result in criminal charges, and exceptions to the law are only for “life-saving procedures” on pregnant women and spontaneous miscarriages.