Join The Fight For Reproductive Rights
Ohio Democrats know the decision to have and grow a family doesn't belong to the government. It is a fundamental right to choose, and we're fighting hard to ensure Ohioans have the last word on the matter.
We're currently gathering signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment that would restore reproductive freedom to Ohioans! If we are going to be successful in letting voters decide this vital issue for themselves, we need to gather over 800,000 signatures across the state.
Sign The Petition
In order to get Reproductive Rights on the ballot in November, we need to collect thousands of signatures from voters across Portage County. Take action today! Find an upcoming signature collection event in your area:
Help Us Circulate
Collecting thousands of signatures isn’t going to be easy, but it’s crucial in getting Reproductive Rights on the ballot! If you have time, sign up to volunteer today! Even a few hours could make a huge difference getting to 800,000 signatures!
What The Amendment Does
The Amendment would amend Article I of the Ohio Constitution by adding Section 22, titled “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety.”
The Amendment provides that:
Every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions, including but not limited to decisions on contraception, fertility treatment, continuing one’s own pregnancy, miscarriage care, and abortion.
The State shall not, directly or indirectly, burden, penalize, prohibit, interfere with, or discriminate against either an individual’s voluntary exercise of this right or a person or entity that assists an individual exercising this right, unless the State demonstrates that it is using the least restrictive means to advance the individual’s health in accordance with widely accepted and evidence-based standards of care.
However, abortion may be prohibited after fetal viability. But in no case may such an abortion be prohibited if in the professional judgment of the pregnant patient’s treating physician it is necessary to protect the pregnant patient’s life or health.
As used in this Section, “Fetal viability” means “the point in a pregnancy when, in the professional judgment of the pregnant patient’s treating physician, the fetus has a significant likelihood of survival outside the uterus with reasonable measures. This is determined on a case-by-case basis”; and “State” includes any governmental entity and political subdivision.
This Section is self-executing.
