‘Ohio saw through the con’: abortion rights advocates celebrate Issue 1 result

While anti-abortion activists vow to continue the fight', supporters of abortion retain hope for November election

In a resounding victory for supporters of abortion rights, Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Issue 1, a GOP-backed ballot measure that would have made it considerably harder to amend the state constitution.

Abortion rights advocates celebrated the defeat of Issue 1, which means Ohio keeps its longstanding rule on citizen-led state constitutional amendments: a simple majority of state voters can change the constitution through a ballot measure.