Ohio鈥檚 newest law that bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected is supposed to go into effect in three months. But there鈥檚 a very good chance it won鈥檛 because there鈥檚 a legal challenge looming.
The ACLU of Ohio鈥檚 Legal Director, Freda Levenson, says the new ban criminalizes almost all abortions in the state.
鈥淭his is a very clear violation of women鈥檚 constitutional rights that have been established for close to fifty years under Roe vs Wade which became the law of the land in 1973. Women have a categorical right to abortions up until fetal viability," Levenson says.
Levenson says her group will file a legal challenge and ask for an immediate order to stop the law from taking effect. She says courts have struck down similar laws in other states and she expects the same with this one. Gov. Mike DeWine and other backers of this law say they expected this, and hope it will eventually be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court with the chance of overturning Roe vs. Wade.
