Ohioans are trying to make abortion a right. So Republicans want to rewrite the rules

May 23, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    2% Center

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    4% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    8% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"Anti-abortion legislators are trying to change the state's ballot initiative rules to require a supermajority for a ballot to passOn 10 May, a group of religious leaders huddled to pray in a circle in front of the Ohio state capitol."
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12% Conservative
"In 2022, Arizona Republicans used a ballot initiative to require a supermajority for proposals that would involve raising taxes and to limit ballot initiatives to focus on a single subject."
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-8% Liberal
"If it passes this November, one such ballot initiative - brought forward by Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom - would codify the right to abortion in the Ohio constitution."
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-10% Liberal
"Right to Life thanked state representative Stewart and his colleagues, calling the proponents of the bill pro-life champions."
Positive
14% Conservative
"State representative Brian Stewart, who introduced the bill, reportedly lamented in private correspondence that if the abortion rights amendment passes, Republicans' work to make Ohio a pro-life state would be undone."
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-22% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Anti-abortion legislators are trying to change the state's ballot initiative rules to require a supermajority for a ballot to passOn 10 May, a group of religious leaders huddled to pray in a circle in front of the Ohio state capitol.
46% : In 2022, Arizona Republicans used a ballot initiative to require a supermajority for proposals that would involve raising taxes and to limit ballot initiatives to focus on a single subject.
45% : If it passes this November, one such ballot initiative - brought forward by Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom - would codify the right to abortion in the Ohio constitution.

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