Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will appeal a Hamilton County court’s decision to strike down the state’s six-week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest that was put into effect for several months after Roe v.

Ohio’s attorney general will appeal a ruling that struck down the most far-reaching of the state’s laws restricting abortion

Ohio’s attorney general said Wednesday he would appeal an October injunction that prohibited state officials from enforcing a six-week abortion ban, according to The Associated Press. Republican Dave Yost filed a notice of appeal Friday seeking to overturn a ruling that upheld state voters’ amendment to enshrine abortion rights.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pushing for an appeals court to reverse a judge’s ruling that all portions of a state law restricting abortions are unconstitutional. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Christian Jenkins ruled in October that Ohio’s “Heartbeat Act” violates state law following the passage of Issue 1

Ohio's Republican attorney general is seeking to revive some restrictions on abortion that were struck down after voters adopted an abortion rights amendment to the state constitution.