The proposed amendment would legalize abortion at all stages of pregnancy as long as an abortionist deems it necessary to protect the mother's health. This can include mental health, and abortionists would be able to make the judgment themselves.
A coalition of pro-abortion groups sued the Ohio Ballot Board over the word choice used in the ballot item set to appear this fall. The language chosen by the ballot board replaced the word "fetus" with "unborn child."
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the argument by pro-abortion groups that the ballot board's language "introduces an ethical judgment."
Mary Cianciolo, a spokesperson for the Ohio Secretary of State's Office, told NBC News, “By rejecting special interest attempts to substitute their own carefully crafted and poll-tested language for that of the ballot board, they have ensured Ohio voters will have a full and accurate understanding of the proposed measure when they go to cast their ballots.”
