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The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban as unconstitutional

Person holds up abortion rights sign
An abortion rights rally in Columbus, the Ohio state capital. Photograph: Megan Jelinger/Reuters

An Ohio judge has decided that the state’s ban on most abortions was unconstitutional and could not be enforced.

Judge Christian Jenkins of the Hamilton county common pleas court also granted a permanent injunction in his ruling on Thursday.

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