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Ohio votes on abortion rights in test of post-Roe backlash

Supporters of Issue 1 attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment at the Ohio statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on 8 October.
Supporters of Issue 1 attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment at the Ohio statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on 8 October. Photograph: Joe Maiorana/AP

Abortion rights are back on the ballot on Tuesday, with voters in Ohio heading to the polls to vote on Issue 1, a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.

The vote will have both political and medical consequences that stretch beyond Ohio. Issue 1 is the only abortion-related referendum this year, and the results will indicate whether the backlash to the demise of Roe v Wade will continue to translate into wins at the ballot box.

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