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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