Heartbeat abortion bill veto survives day of Ohio overrides

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Julie Carr Smyth, Ap Statehouse Correspondent
2:46 pm CST, Thursday, December 27, 2018

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Statehouse Republicans in Ohio came up a single vote shy Thursday of reversing a same-party governor's veto and imposing one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.

The outcome marked a victory for outgoing Republican Gov. John Kasich, a prospective 2020 presidential contender who has vetoed the so-called heartbeat bill twice in as many years. Kasich argued in a veto message last week that the law would be declared unconstitutional, but only after saddling the state with a costly court battle.

Republican Senate President Larry Obhof dismissed the cheers that broke out in his chamber after senators voted 19-13 to override the so-called heartbeat bill veto, when 20 votes were needed. The bill would have prohibited the procedure at the first detectable heartbeat, as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

"I think that the celebration for some of the people in here will be short-lived," Obhof told reporters. "We will have a supermajority that is pro-life in both chambers in the next General Assembly — we're getting sworn in in less than two weeks, and we have a governor coming in who has said he would sign that bill."


Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Veto-overrides-Ohio-speaker-vote-may-mark-rare-13492661.php

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[Mr.Bill]

1. I swear there's a secret national coalition

of lawmakers and constitutional lawyers that conspire to pass unconstitutional laws then milk the taxpayers to defend them up to the highest court possible knowing they will lose. I'm sure billions have been made on this crap and entire careers have made people very wealthy doing it.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. ALEC been in force since the 1970s. I'm surprised more folks don't know about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legislative_Exchange_Council

[meow2u3]

6. The guys behind the unconstitutional legislation: Americans United for "Life"

Their Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_United_for_Life

[ProudLib72]

2. Fucking assholes! I hate them all!

If I were a woman in Ohio, I would require proof that a man had had a vasectomy before I had sex with him. Even then I probably wouldn't have sex with him. Even if I wanted a baby, I wouldn't have sex. And if any man tried to have sex with me, I'd cut his balls off.

[NEOBuckeye]

4. If the Ohio Republican party were a creature...

It would be a disgusting insect, worthy of being stomped repeatedly under everyone's shoes.

[mickswalkabout41]

5. This is nothing more

Than a blatant attempt by the white ruling class,evangelical, rich old man Republican Party to challenge roe v wade. I don’t live in Ohio. And I am not a woman. But if I were......moving van pulls up in driveway.......