Yesterday, Trumbull County Probate Judge David Engler filed a lawsuit to stop Ohio’s abortion amendment because it has eliminated his ability as a juvenile judge to have jurisdiction over judicial bypass proceedings for underage girls to obtain an abortion without parental consent.
Specifically, the new amendment created a conflict between Article I and Article IV of Ohio’s constitution. Article I was amended in 2023 to allow for abortions for any individual, yet Article IV states that probate judges have a duty to provide judicial bypass for individuals who are under 18 years old. Because Ohio’s voters were not told of this conflict in the ballot language before them when voting, the only way to resolve the discrepancy between these conflicting constitutional provisions is by asking the Ohio Supreme Court to halt enforcement of the amendment, create ballot language that clarifies the constitutional repercussions, and have voters clarify if that is their intent.
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