abortion

The fate of abortion in the U.S. appears to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.

At issue is whether to reverse the court's nearly half-century-old decision, Roe v. Wade, and subsequent decisions declaring that women have a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

City council voted 4-3 to pass the ordinance in October, but it's not over yet.

It's been introduced in the Ohio House and already has support from more than a third of lawmakers there.

Over a hundred people protested in front of the Mason Municipal Center Monday night before and during the council meeting, holding signs for their side of the abortion issue. Amidst the divided crowd, Mason City Council voted 4-3 in support of the ban.

In May, the city of Lebanon became the first in Ohio to pass a law restricting abortion. The city of Mason may soon follow suit. They join a number of others across the country — but what is driving this sudden burst of legislation?

Over 100 people both for and against abortion rights attended Monday night's Mason City Council meeting as lawmakers considered an abortion ban.

Local organizers say safe, legal abortion is more than a women's issue — it's a health care issue important to everyone.

Republican Sen. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) said the bill will outlaw abortion the minute the U.S. Supreme Court allows that. And while it would levy hefty fines on doctors who perform abortions, and even create a new felony level abortion crime, she said a person getting an abortion is not the target.

A law in Texas effective Sept. 1 bans abortion after six weeks and allows private citizens to sue abortion providers. Could Ohio follow suit?