Protesters rallied and marched for abortion rights outside the Ohio Statehouse Saturday afternoon ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.
Democratic Ohio governor candidate Nan Whaley unable to attend rally
Ohioans remain deeply divided on when abortion should be permitted. About 68% of likely Ohio voters said they would oppose a ban on abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks,and marched through the streets of Columbus. “It’s not about killing babies,” she said. “If they really cared about keeping babies alive they would feed them, they would give them healthcare, they would give them a good education and they refuse to do all of that.”to eliminate the sales tax on diapers, raise Medicaid's income limit for pregnant women and extend the paid maternity leave for state employees from six weeks to 12 weeks in an effort to make Ohio"the best place in the nation to have a baby and raise a family.
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