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Introduced
11/14/2019
11/14/2019
In Committee
11/18/2019
11/18/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
133rd General Assembly
Bill Summary
To amend sections 109.57, 109.572, 109.97, 177.01, 313.131, 2105.19, 2108.77, 2151.356, 2151.414, 2151.419, 2152.02, 2152.021, 2152.11, 2152.12, 2152.16, 2152.17, 2152.20, 2152.59, 2152.72, 2152.74, 2152.86, 2317.02, 2901.01, 2901.02, 2901.07, 2901.13, 2903.41, 2909.24, 2921.32, 2921.34, 2923.01, 2923.02, 2923.131, 2923.132, 2923.31, 2923.32, 2927.21, 2929.01, 2929.02, 2929.021, 2929.022, 2929.023, 2929.024, 2929.03, 2929.04, 2929.05, 2929.06, 2929.13, 2929.14, 2929.143, 2929.31, 2929.32, 2929.34, 2930.16, 2933.51, 2933.81, 2933.82, 2937.222, 2941.14, 2941.143, 2941.147, 2941.148, 2945.06, 2945.11, 2945.38, 2945.57, 2945.74, 2949.02, 2950.01, 2950.99, 2953.08, 2953.09, 2953.11, 2953.21, 2953.25, 2967.01, 2967.05, 2967.12, 2967.121, 2967.13, 2967.18, 2967.19, 2967.193, 2967.26, 2971.01, 2971.03, 2971.07, 3301.32, 3301.541, 3313.662, 3319.31, 3319.39, 3712.09, 3721.121, 3734.44, 4715.30, 4717.05, 4717.051, 4717.14, 4723.092, 4723.281, 4730.25, 4731.22, 4734.36, 4741.22, 4757.361, 4759.07, 4760.13, 4761.09, 4762.13, 4765.114, 4774.13, 4776.10, 4778.14, 5103.0319, 5120.032, 5120.53, 5120.61, 5139.05, 5139.20, 5149.101, and 5153.111 and to enact sections 2904.01, 2904.02, 2904.03, 2904.04, 2904.20, 2904.30, and 2904.35 of the Revised Code to create the capital offense of aggravated abortion murder and the offense of abortion murder.
AI Summary
This bill supersedes all conflicting provisions of the Revised Code regarding abortion. It prohibits abortion except to save the life of the pregnant woman. The key provisions are:
- No state funds shall be used to support a violation of this chapter, and no contract shall be enforced if it would require or support a violation.
- It creates the crimes of "aggravated abortion murder" and "abortion murder." Aggravated abortion murder is a capital offense, punishable by death or life imprisonment. Abortion murder is also a very serious felony, punishable by life imprisonment.
- It includes an affirmative defense for a woman who was compelled to have an abortion through force, fear, duress, intimidation, or fraud.
- It provides an exception allowing a physician to perform an abortion before fetal viability if the physician reasonably believes it is highly probable the pregnant woman will die from a certain fatal condition, as long as the physician takes all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child.
- The bill appears intended to effectively prohibit nearly all elective abortions in Ohio, with limited exceptions to save the woman's life.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (20)
Ron Hood (R)*,
Candice Keller (R)*,
John Becker (R),
Tom Brinkman (R),
Jon Cross (R),
Bill Dean (R),
Timothy Ginter (R),
Kris Jordan (R),
Darrell Kick (R),
Susan Manchester (R),
Riordan McClain (R),
Derek Merrin (R),
Phil Plummer (R),
Jena Powell (R),
Tracy Richardson (R),
Craig Riedel (R),
Mark Romanchuk (R),
J. Todd Smith (R),
Nino Vitale (R),
Paul Zeltwanger (R),
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Criminal Justice (on 11/18/2019)
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