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Ohio’s 24-hour abortion waiting period on hold in lawsuit over its constitutionality
A Franklin County judge has agreed to halt Ohio’s 2021 law requiring a 24-hour waiting period before a patient can get an abortion. The ruling came from a lawsuit that argues the law is unconstitutional after the passage of a reproductive rights amendment …