The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Cleveland abortion provider Preterm, seeks to delay enforcement of the law, which is scheduled to go into effect Mar 23. The law was passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor John Kasich last December. Kasich had previously called the law “appropriate.”Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21. The Ohio law marks the 20th restriction on abortion and reproductive rights signed by Kasich since 2011, according to Kellie Copeland, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. An Indiana District Court issued a permanent injunction on a similar Down syndrome abortion ban on Sept 22, 2017.

Source: bd News24 February 16, 2018 04:52 UTC