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Although one has to admit that the disappointment with the passage of a pro-abortion

ballot initiative of Ohio that changes the state's constitution regarding abortion

is still profoundly disappointing but what does it mean

for Ohioans and what does it mean for the pro-life movement?

Welcome back to issues etc. I'm Todd Wilkinkin Dr Michael New joins us he's visiting

assistant professor of social research and political science at the Catholic

University of America Senior Associate Scholar for the Charlotte

lozier Institute,

Page Comstock Cunningham Fellow with Americans United for Life

and author of a recent column for National Review Online

titled ProLife Optim After Ohio.

Dr. New welcome.

Thanks for having me. Much appreciated.

What does the passage of Ohio's issue one mean?

Sure. What Ohio's issue one did was it places legal abortion in the state constitution

and that's going to make abortion policy in Ohio much more permissive. I think

there's reason to believe that abortions will be legal in Ohio throughout all

nine months of pregnancy Ohio's pro-life parental vomit law is likely

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