Judge to consider Ohio law banning nearly all abortions

The US Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v Wade has changed the landscape (Mariam Zuhaib/AP)

A county judge could rule as early as Monday on the US state of Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.

The 2019 law under consideration by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins bans most abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women are aware.