Abortion

Tuesday is Election Day, and WOSU followed along as Ohio voted for two key ballot measures involving reproductive rights and recreational marijuana.

Ohio could become the seventh state to pass abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer.

A look at the ramifications of Ohio abortion ballot measures with Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler with Election Day looming, and we get a sneak-peak at a new podcast about the Larry Householder bribery scandal.

Early voting numbers in Ohio for the Nov. 7 election on Issues 1 and 2, as well as local candidate and issue races, are up 8% from the August special election, a statewide election on just one constitutional amendment.

Issue 1, the amendment that would enshrine abortion into the Ohio Constitution, contains other reproductive rights that backers of the proposal say are necessary to protect Ohiaons.

Anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that hasn’t been legal in the U.S. for over 15 years.

More than 58% of respondents in the Ohio Pulse Poll said they support the amendment known as Issue 1, the reproductive rights amendment. More than 57% said they support Issue 2, which would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana for adults over 21.

Ohio voters have a lot of questions about Issue 1, the constitutional amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot that would protect abortion and reproductive rights.

The long lines that were present nearly everyday during early voting for the August special election did not materialize on the first day of early voting ahead of the November general election.

It's Election Day. WOSU's Ohio Voter Guide can help you to navigate the election, including information on how to vote, and information on Issues 1 and 2.