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4 Akron J. Const. L. & Pol'y 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/akjopal4 and id is 1 raw text is: THE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF OHIO'S HOUSE BILL 125: THE HEARTBEAT BILL AS ANALYZED UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION Jessica L. Knopp* I. Introduction ...................1.... .............1 II. Legal Landscape for Abortion in Ohio and Under the Fourteenth Amendment ................. .......... 4 III. H.B. 125 Violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment ..............6........ ............6 IV. Conclusion....................................15 I. INTRODUCTION Pro-life legislation was at the forefront of Ohio's political agenda for 2011. With newly elected Republican governor John Kasich,' a 2 Republican-dominated Ohio House of Representatives, and a Republican-dominated Ohio Senate,3 several pro-life bills have been considered, debated, and ultimately enacted into law by the Ohio Legislature. These laws have progressively chipped away at a woman's * Jessica L. Knopp received her law degree in 2012 with honors from The University of Akron School of Law. Ms. Knopp dedicates this Comment to Professor Tracy A. Thomas at The University of Akron School of Law. Professor Thomas served as the inspiration and support for this Comment. During her time in law school, Ms. Knopp was privileged to work under and with Professor Thomas, who shares Ms. Knopp's passion for advancing women's legal issues and rights. Ms. Knopp is currently employed as an attorney in Akron, Ohio. This Comment has been edited and adapted for online publication with the Akron Journal of Constitutional Law & Policy. The full version will be available in an upcoming issue of the Akron Law Review. 1. About: John R. Kasich Governor of Ohio, OHIO.GOV (last visited Sept. 16, 2012), http://governor.ohio.gov/About/GovernorKasich.aspx. 2. Members Displayed by Name, WELCOME TO THE OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE 129TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (last visited Sept. 16, 2012), http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com displaymembers&Itemid=57. 3. The Ohio Senate, THE 129TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OHIO SENATE MEMBERS (Sept. 16, 2012) http://www.ohiosenate.gov/directory.html. 1

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