The Daily Populous

Wednesday November 8th, 2023 day edition

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

Ohio became the seventh state where voters decided to protect abortion access after the landmark ruling and was the only state to consider a statewide abortion rights question this year.

Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.

The outcome of Tuesday’s intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents.

Issue 1 supporters celebrate as Rhiannon Carnes, executive director, Ohio Women’s Alliance, speaks at a watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio.

Before the Ohio vote, statewide initiatives in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont had either affirmed abortion access or turned back attempts to undermine the right. »

Ohio voters enshrine abortion rights in state constitution

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Ohio voters have added the right to access abortion care to the state's constitution, NBC News projects — another major political victory for abortion-rights advocates in the nearly 17 months since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

Approval of the ballot measure marks yet another victory for abortion-rights advocates, this time in a state that Donald Trump twice carried by 8-point margins.

Following that campaign, reproductive rights groups began far outspending anti-abortion groups in the fight over the November measure. »

Under Scrutiny Over Gaza, Israel Points to Civilian Toll of U.S. Wars

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President Biden and his aides have been careful not to even hint in public that Israel could be violating any laws of war.

And the State Department continues to approve sales of weapons to Israel while refraining from making any assessments of the legality of Israel’s actions.

Israel says it is impossible to defeat its enemy without killing innocents — a lesson that Americans and their allies should understand. »