Judge blocks ban on virtually all abortions in Ohio

Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Christian Jenkins speaks to Assistant attorney general Amanda Narog in his courtroom in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Jenkins heard arguments Friday on whether to extend a block on Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions on a more permanent basis (Sam Greene /The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP/PA)

A judge has permanently blocked a ban on virtually all abortions in Ohio as a state constitutional challenge proceeds.

Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins took the action from the bench on Friday after a daylong hearing.