‘A place worth fighting for’: Ohio’s vulnerable Dems go all in on abortion referendum

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/29/ohio-abortion-referendum-democrats-2024-00124060

The fight over abortion in Ohio will test whether vulnerable Democrats can turn public support for abortion rights into campaign victories — even if the elections are a year apart.

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PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 2y (7 replies)

Women like me in places like Texas are looking to places like Kansas and hopefully Ohio as hope and inspiration. Good luck!

PeleSpirit@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y (5 replies)
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Yuvneas@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Lots of them definitely are. I'm noticed a lot more Texan transplants up in WA over the last few years than in the last 3 decades I've lived here.

PeleSpirit@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
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PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Yes. One of my closest friends - an engineer with a Masters degree - had a very nice job offer but she turned it down because of the basic lack of women’s reproductive health services.

She’s smart and capable and has the degrees - one from the Air Force Academy - to say fuck no. I respect her a lot, and I’m ashamed to still be here tbh

PeleSpirit@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
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UnspecificGravity@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y

If the number of Texans showing up in Seattle is why indication it certainly does seem to be a factor.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

As an ohio woman, I hope we do you proud. We want a liberal state. But we can define every district as either pack or crack so we’re stuck with constitutional amendments