Ohio lawmakers recently passed two restrictive abortion bills, and (better known as the Heartbeat Bill). The debate over the bills has garnered attention in .
What they proposed is controversial 鈥� the heartbeat bill prohibits abortion if the fetus has a detectable heartbeat, and Senate Bill 145 criminalizes dilation & extraction (D&E), a procedure used in the second trimester of a pregnancy which some term 鈥渄ismemberment abortion.鈥� Now, both bills are on their way to Governor John Kasich.
So what was the breakdown among lawmakers? In the Senate, all of the 鈥淵eas鈥� came from Republicans. Interestingly, though, some Senate Republicans who voted 鈥淵ea鈥� on Senate Bill 145 then said 鈥淣ay鈥� on the heartbeat bill (House Bill 258). Republicans John Eklund, Gayle Manning, Matt Dolan and Stephanie Kunze all pivoted.
In the House, things got more complicated. Most 鈥淵eas鈥� on Bill 258 came from Republicans 鈥� save for Democrats Bill Patmon and Glenn W. Holmes. 鈥淣ay鈥� votes included Republicans Marlene Anielski, Steven Arndt, Rick Carfagna, Nathan Manning, Scott Ryan, Mike Duffey and Anne Gonzales.
Navigate the maps below to see the 鈥淵eas鈥� and 鈥淣ays.鈥�
House of Representatives votes on HB 258 (Heartbeat Bill) and SB 145 (D&E Bill):
Senate votes on HB 258 (Heartbeat Bill) and SB 145 (D&E Bill):
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