The Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act would grant criminal and civil protections from the moment of fertilization.

Republican lawmakers in Ohio are planning on introducing a bill on Wednesday that would ban almost all abortions and ...

At least two Republican lawmakers want to ban abortions in Ohio and make it a crime to have one, challenging protections ...

Reps. Levi Dean, R-Xenia, and Johnathan Newman, R-Troy, will introduce the "Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act" on June 18.

The bill is meant as a direct challenge to the state reproductive rights amendment passed by 57% of Ohio voters in 2023.

If passed, the bill would criminalize abortion in nearly all circumstances. If passed, the bill would criminalize abortion in ...

Two Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would outlaw all abortions and treat them as homicide in the state ...

The sponsors hope their bill will trigger a challenge to Ohio’s protection of the practice under the U.S. Constitution ...

The bill from Reps. Levi Dean (R-Xenia) and Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) also strikes a blow to in-vitro fertilization, where an ...

A pair of Ohio lawmakers are attempting to ban and criminalize abortion, in a move that directly challenges voters’ decision ...

The bill would make abortion — both obtaining and performing one — a criminal act in the state, subject to homicide charges.