Federal judge blocks Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban
Source: The Hill
BY JESSIE HELLMANN - 03/14/18 06:07 PM EDT
A federal judge in Ohio has temporarily blocked a law from going into effect that would ban abortions on the basis of Down syndrome.
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black wrote that the ban is unconstitutional. Black's ruling blocks implementation of the law as litigation proceeds. It was set to take effect March 23.
"Federal law is crystal clear: ‘a State may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability’,” Black wrote in his ruling.
“Here, Ohio’s new law wrongfully does just that: it violates the right to privacy of every woman in Ohio and is unconstitutional on its face.”
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/378483-federal-judge-blocks-ohio-down-syndrome-abortion-ban
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