Parts of law that supported Ohio’s six-week abortion ban struck down by judge

By: Susan Tebben

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 665

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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A Franklin County judge yet again ruled other provisions of a law that included Ohio’s former six-week abortion ban can not be enforced.

The ban on abortions at six weeks, also called the “Heartbeat Ban,” was already blocked from enforcement, which the Ohio Attorney General’s Office chose not to fight on appeal. As Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins put it in his newest court decision, the ban on abortion when cardiac activity is …

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