Wade.Įnforcement of Ohio’s 2019 “heartbeat” ban had been on hold for nearly three years under a federal court injunction. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Dan McKay, the Republican who sponsored the trigger law, said it would be wrong for Utah women to pursue abortions in neighboring states but he had no immediate plans to press for limits on their ability to travel there.ĬOLUMBUS, Ohio - A ban on most abortions at the first detectable fetal heartbeat became the law in Ohio on Friday following the U.S.