Ohio Considers Total Ban On Abortion & Death Penalty For Women Or Doctors Found Guilty

Politicians in Ohio are considering passing a bill that could allow abortions to be punishable with life sentences in prison and even the death penalty. 

The proposed law, House Bill 565, would extend the definition of a person in Ohio's criminal code to include the "unborn human". 

This would mean that a foetus, from conception to birth, would be considered a person, leaving people who perform or undergo abortions vulnerable to severe criminal penalties.

House Bill 565 makes no exception for pregnancies arising from rape or incest or which risk the life of the mother. 

The Ohio legislature is controlled by the local Republican party. 

The bill would not only criminalise abortion but also defines the process as "causing the death of an unborn human, by any method, including, but not limited to, chemical methods, medical methods, and surgical methods."