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Thompson, et al. v. DeWine, et al.

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Stegmaier DHS Petition

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Preterm, et al. v. Yost, et al.

In 2019, Ohio signed into law a "heartbeat bill" criminalizing abortions after 6 weeks after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The US Supreme Court has repeatedly and unequivocally held that, under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, a state may not ban pre-viability abortions.
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Workman v. Chardon Amicus

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Thompson, et al. v. DeWine, et al.

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Ohioans for Raising the Wage v. LaRose

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Mann, et al. v. ODRC

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State v. Anderson and State v. Chapman (amicus)

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Knab v. Centerville (amicus)

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Stegmaier DHS Petition

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The Lyceum v. City of South Euclid

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Preterm, et al. v. Yost, et al.

In 2019, Ohio signed into law a "heartbeat bill" criminalizing abortions after 6 weeks after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The US Supreme Court has repeatedly and unequivocally held that, under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, a state may not ban pre-viability abortions.
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