Ohio voters head to the polls to decide amendment with implications for abortion rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Since the Supreme Court last year ended a nationwide right to abortion, voters in three states backed state constitutional amendments ensuring access to the procedure.
48% : Regardless of the outcome, attention will turn immediately to the November election on abortion.
47% : More recently, abortion rights supporters gathered signatures at places like grocery stores, religious centers, large concerts and festivals in a quest to get a measure protecting access to abortion on the ballot this November.
42% : The day the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, a ban went into effect in Ohio on abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, often at six weeks of pregnancy.
40% : Supporters of Tuesday's measure argue that raising the threshold for constitutional amendments is about more than abortion.
39% : They point to an array of other liberal-leaning issues that could appear on future ballots, such as raising the minimum wage and legalizing marijuana.
37% : Because of those stakes, Tuesday's election has become a proxy fight over abortion.
36% : Other groups have largely avoided discussion of abortion to talk about the issue on Tuesday's ballot.
34% : In addition, voters in two conservative-leaning states rejected referendums that would have changed their constitutions to explicitly say they do not provide a right to abortion.

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