Ohio’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Review Limited by State’s Top Court

March 14, 2023, 4:07 PM UTC

Ohio’s top court granted review in a closely-watched abortion case Tuesday, but dodged the main question of whether the state’s constitution protects a right to the procedure.

The Ohio Supreme Court instead will consider whether abortion providers have third-party standing to challenge state abortion restrictions on behalf of their patients—a question the Kentucky Supreme Court recently answered in the negative.

A “no” from Ohio’s top court will make it far more difficult for abortion advocates to fight this and future laws in the state because a patient’s first-party claim could be deemed moot by the time they ...

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