Tag: Nino Vitale

Opposing Bills on LGBT Issues Could Intensify Ohio’s Lame-Duck Session

Anthony Gockowski
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Two Ohio bills expected for consideration during the lame-duck session could set the stage for a tense battle over religious freedom in the state. Republicans introduced in June, and later passed through the House, their “Pastor Protection Act,” which would protect religious leaders from lawsuits from members of the LGBT…

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Ohio Republicans Are on a Mission to Challenge Roe v. Wade

Anthony Gockowski

Ohio Republicans have reintroduced a controversial bill that would redefine in law the term “person” to include “any unborn human” and would make abortion a potentially criminal offense. The bill, House Bill 565, was first introduced in March, but is being brought up again after Ohio House Republicans successfully passed…

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