Majority of Ohioans would support enshrining abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution, new poll says

Hundreds gathered in downtown Tuscaloosa to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)

Hundreds gathered in Alabama to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – New polling shows that 59.1% of Ohio registered voters would support a constitutional amendment to make abortion a fundamental right in the state.

When broken down by gender, a constitutional amendment would have the support 63.4% of women and 54.7% of men, according to the Baldwin Wallace University Ohio Pulse Poll released Monday.

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