A federal appeals court on April 13 upheld a 2017 Ohio law that prohibits doctors from knowingly performing an abortion because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
In a 9–7 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati overturned an injunction against the state’s Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Act, saying the law “does not create a substantial obstacle to a woman’s ability to choose or obtain an abortion.”
Currently, 17 states have enacted laws that prohibit abortion based on an unborn child’s disability, race and/or sex, according to the National Right to Life Committee.
Seven of those bans are making their way through the court system, the NRLC reported.
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