Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine urges 'no' vote on pro-choice ballot measure as early voting starts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "We had to go out of state in order to get the care that I needed," Mrs. Long says in the 30-second spot.
50% : "So Fran and I have carefully studied it." Issue 1 would enshrine "reproductive freedom" in the state constitution, banning restrictions on abortion before viability, or about 24 weeks gestation, and allowing a physician to determine whether to approve an abortion after viability.
46% : Early voting in the off-year election, which also features a marijuana legalization measure, began Wednesday. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights released a hard-hitting ad showing a Columbus couple, Beth and Kyle Long, saying they had to go out of state to obtain an abortion after their unborn daughter was found to have a deadly anomaly at 18 weeks' gestation.
45% : Government needs to stay out of family decision-making.
42% : "Abortion is a private family decision.
38% : "Because the law in Ohio is broken, voting yes on Issue 1 is the only way to fix this.

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