Abortion Law Ohio 2025. On november 7, 2023, approximately 56.6 percent of voters in ohio approved issue 1, a ballot initiative for a constitutional amendment that codifies the legal status of abortion in ohio’s. The battle to change ohio laws surrounding abortion regulations is still broiling, even as a new presidency brings concerns on a federal level as to where abortion rights may stand in the coming years.

With the passage of the ballot measure issue 1, ohio will be prevented from restricting abortion access before fetal viability, which doctors believe to be around 22 to 24. On november 7, 2023, approximately 56.6 percent of voters in ohio approved issue 1, a ballot initiative for a constitutional amendment that codifies the legal status of abortion in ohio’s.