As abortion referendum approaches, DeWine floats exceptions for Ohio’s six-week ban: Capitol Letter

Gov. Mike DeWine proposes rape, incest exemptions.

, he’s now saying that if Issue 1 is defeated, the legislature can alter Ohio’s on-pause “heartbeat” law, and specifically said he believes a majority of Ohioans support rape and incest exemptions that don’t exist in the current law. DeWine made similar pleas without effect in November 2022 and April 2023, but DeWine said Monday that citizens always could pursue another ballot issue if the legislature fails to act.

Ohio has two questions on the ballot allowing voters to directly decide whether to create new legal rights of access to abortion and marijuana. Those are two of the 2,700 issues decided by voters nationally over 125 years. As theon Sunday that he fears humanitarian assistance the United States sends to Gaza will end up going to Hamas.

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