Claim: Ruling leaves Ohio ban on Down syndrome abortions on hold.
Verdict: SUPPORTS

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title: Sarah LaTourette
text: LaTourette sponsored an identical bill in 2015. Calling Down Syndrome abortion eugenics, unacceptable, and "discrimination," her bill was voted on 63 to 30, to move to the Ohio Senate. Related bills are on hold in Indiana and Louisiana after multiple court challenges, while North Dakota's only abortion clinic sees no need to challenge state "law," because prenatal screenings there for Down Syndrome are carried out at sixteen weeks, beyond the limit for performing abortions, which inhibit bearers from obtaining related abortions. The 2017 Ohio Senate version, Bill 164, was sponsored by Frank LaRose, 2018 GOP candidate for Secretary of State,

title: Sarah LaTourette
text: 214 to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2017, prohibiting "anyone from performing or inducing an abortion if that person has knowledge that the diagnosis or test result indicating Down syndrome in an unborn child is the reason for seeking the abortion [and] Violation of the statute would be a fourth-degree felony and would result in the State [of Ohio] Medical Board revoking a physician’s license." Reuters reports doctors that follow through with abortion requests could face a fourth-degree felony charge which carries a maximum penalty of up to eighteen months in prison or $5,000 fine, if they are convicted.

title: City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
text: City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 462 U.S. 416 (1983), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court affirmed its abortion rights jurisprudence. The case struck down several provisions of an Ohio abortion law. In an opinion by Justice Powell, the Court struck down each of the challenged provisions. One provision of the statute required abortions after the first trimester to be performed in a hospital. The Court found that to be unconstitutional. The state has a compelling interest in regulating abortion after the first trimester,

title: Down syndrome
text: or cured and that eliminating Down syndrome amounts to genocide. The disability rights movement does not have a position on screening, although some members consider testing and abortion discriminatory. Some in the United States who are pro-life support abortion if the fetus is disabled, while others do not. Of a group of 40 mothers in the United States who have had one child with Down syndrome, half agreed to screening in the next pregnancy. Within the US, some Protestant denominations see abortion as acceptable when a fetus has Down syndrome, while Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics often do not. Some

title: City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
text: between abortion and childbirth. The Ohio regulation extends the state's interest in informed consent beyond permissible limits, interfering with the discretion of the physician and placing unreasonable obstacles in his path. Another provision mandated a 24-hour waiting period after the patient signs a consent form. The Court struck the provision down, as no state interest is served by the imposition of an "arbitrary and inflexible" waiting period. The final challenged provision required physicians to ensure that fetal remains are disposed of in a "humane and sanitary manner." The majority deemed that to be unconstitutional, as criminal sanctions are imposed upon

title: City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
text: "Planned Parenthood v. Casey" (1992), which replaced the earlier "strict scrutiny" standard of review of abortion regulations with the lesser "undue burden" standard, a standard which remains in effect. The case was overruled by the plurality in "Planned Parenthood v. Casey" (1992). City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, 462 U.S. 416 (1983), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court affirmed its abortion rights jurisprudence. The case struck down several provisions of an Ohio abortion law. In an opinion by Justice Powell, the Court struck down

title: Genetics and abortion
text: conclude that 90 percent of fetuses that are diagnosed with Down syndrome via fetal genetic testing are aborted. However, only 2-3 percent of women agree to completing genetic testing, CVS or amniocentesis, the current tests for chromosomal abnormalities. When taking this into account, it is believed that approximately 50 percent of fetuses with Down Syndrome are aborted. Support for disability-selective abortions stems from arguments that those born with disabilities have a quality of life that is reduced to the extent that non-existence is preferable, and terminating the pregnancy is actually for the sake of the future child. Some argue that

title: Sandra Jensen
text: had worked as an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, and to supporters, this was unacceptable. They began a very public battle, gaining nationwide attention arguing that Down syndrome should not be enough to automatically deprive a patient of a chance to survive. They won. On January 23, 1996, Sandra Jensen received the requested transplant at Stanford University Medical Center, and was released on March 1. Her case was seen by many as a test of whether hospitals could use blanket categories to deny special treatments. The hospitals argued that mental limitations of Down syndrome could affect a

title: Intact dilation and extraction
text: passed bans specifically on intact D&E. The first was Ohio, which in 1995 enacted a law that referred to the procedure as "dilation and extraction". In 1997, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found the law unconstitutional on the grounds that it placed a substantial and unconstitutional obstacle in the path of women seeking pre-viability abortions in the second trimester. Between 1995 and 2000, 28 more states passed Partial-Birth Abortion bans, all similar to the proposed federal bans and all lacking an exemption for the health of the woman. Many of these state laws faced legal

title: Steve Arndt
text: every Republican in the chamber. In response to the vote, Minority Leader Fred Strahorn said, "Planned Parenthood provides low-cost preventative care to tens of thousands of women in Ohio. Defunding these effective and cost-efficient programs will put women and families in our underserved communities at risk." Arndt voted in favor of "legislation to ban local hiring standards and restrict project labor agreements (PLAs) for public works projects." Debate around the issue at the time focused on the likelihood that the legislation would push jobs out of Ohio. "The Ohio Contractors Association and other backers of a ban say such quotas

title: Fetal heartbeat bill
text: Women's Clinic. In July 2015, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the bill. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, but the court denied a writ of certiorari in January 2015 and let the decision of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. In Ohio, a fetal heartbeat law, HB 125, was introduced in the state legislature in October 2011. The bill was shelved by the Republican majority Senate to avoid controversy. This bill was notably supported by Jack Willke. A related law was signed in Ohio in 2013 by John Kasich, which mandates, among other things, that

title: Fetal heartbeat bill
text: reported that "The bill is unlikely to go any further, facing stiff opposition in the senate as well as from John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio." On December 6, 2016, the Ohio Senate added a heartbeat ban provision to an unrelated bill, House Bill 493, previously passed by the Ohio House of Representatives. The bill was returned to the House and passed by the House the same day. The bill as passed would make abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat a fifth-degree felony except in cases where a physician judges the abortion necessary "to prevent the death

title: Ohio "Heartbeat Bill"
text: Ohio "Heartbeat Bill" The Ohio "Heartbeat Bill" (House Bill 493) is a bill passed by the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House to prohibit the act of abortion once the fetus's heart starts beating, if detected by external methods. The bill was passed on December 6, 2016 by the Ohio General Assembly but was vetoed by Ohio's Governor John Kasich on December 13, 2016. The bill was passed on to the executive powers of Ohio after the General Assembly passed it on December 6, 2016. Governor John Kasich vetoed the bill on December 13, 2016, on the basis that it

title: Intact dilation and extraction
text: these rulings on appeal. The three cases were all appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and were consolidated into the case "Gonzales v. Carhart". On April 18, 2007, the Supreme Court voted to uphold the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act by a decision of 5-4. Justice Kennedy wrote for the majority and was joined by Justices Thomas, Scalia, Alito, and Chief Justice Roberts. A dissenting opinion was written by Justice Ginsburg and joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Breyer. Many states have bans on late-term abortions which apply to intact D&E if it is performed after viability. Many states have also

title: Ohio "Heartbeat Bill"
text: the house. It received 39 nays. Ohio "Heartbeat Bill" The Ohio "Heartbeat Bill" (House Bill 493) is a bill passed by the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House to prohibit the act of abortion once the fetus's heart starts beating, if detected by external methods. The bill was passed on December 6, 2016 by the Ohio General Assembly but was vetoed by Ohio's Governor John Kasich on December 13, 2016. The bill was passed on to the executive powers of Ohio after the General Assembly passed it on December 6, 2016. Governor John Kasich vetoed the bill on December 13,

title: Al Gerhardstein
text: other Ohio abortion providers since 1985. After the Planned Parenthood clinic was firebombed in December, 1985, he secured an order requiring the hundreds of protesters to respect the women arriving as patients at the temporary clinic and to respect their right of access. His lawsuits challenged numerous Ohio laws restricting abortion and many were held to be unconstitutional. Gerhardstein has also been an active advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ community. In 1994, for example, he sued the city of Cincinnati unsuccessfully for five years in an effort to strike down an infamous Cincinnati Charter provision that prohibited the

title: City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health
text: but accepted medical practice does not recommend for all second-trimester abortions to be performed in a hospital. The regulation imposed an unnecessary burden that has the effect of infringing upon the constitutional right to an abortion. Another provision stated that a physician may not perform an abortion on an unmarried minor under 15 without obtaining either consent from one of her parents or a judicial bypass. The Court likewise struck down the provision, as the law and the Ohio courts provided no suitable mechanism for a minor to gain a judicial bypass, as the relevant laws and courts concerning juveniles

title: Supreme Court of Iowa
text: a 5-2 majority opinion, authored by Chief Justice Mark Cady, that the waiting period violates the due process and equal protection clauses of the Iowa Constitution because its restrictions "are not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling interest of the state." Justice Cady argued that the state can inform women about abortion, including providing information about adoption, but that a 72-hour waiting period does not serve this interest sufficiently narrowly and imposes an undue burden on Iowan women. Supporters of Iowa's fetal heartbeat bill, currently being challenged in court, that would effectively bar abortion after 12 weeks, have expressed concern

title: Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt
text: University Washington College of Law. "In the process, the Court today has called into question everything from categorical bans on abortions to so-called 'fetal heartbeat' restrictions, and perhaps plenty of other laws in between," Vladeck added. At the time of the decision, five states required abortion clinics to operate under "hospital-like" standards: Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Tennessee, though in the last of these a court order prevented enforcement. Nine states required doctors to have hospital admitting privileges, of which three were enforcing that requirement – North Dakota, Missouri, and Tennessee – and 6 were not – Wisconsin, Kansas, Oklahoma,

title: Same-sex marriage in Ohio
text: of his ruling except for the birth certificates sought by the plaintiffs. On May 20, the Sixth Circuit consolidated the two cases and on November 6 ruled 2–1 that Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage did not violate the Federal Constitution. On January 16, 2015, the United States Supreme Court consolidated "Obergefell v. Hodges" with three other cases from Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee, agreeing to review the case. After hearing oral arguments the following April, the court ruled on June 26, 2015 that Ohio's constitutional ban violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution on equal protection and due process