Bill penalizes doctors performing abortions after down syndrome diagnosis Bill penalizes doctors performing abortions after down syndrome diagnosis
Ohio’s governor signed a controversial bill into law Friday that bans abortions after a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, signed the bill despite concerns that it could be found unconstitutional.
Those fears prompted him to veto a different bill in 2016, a ban on abortions after six weeks gestation known as the “heartbeat bill.”
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