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A |     Ohio residents this week began voting on a constitutional amendment whose fate will ultimately determine abortion access in the state.Voters are considering two ballot initiatives; ballots began being accepted on Wednesday and go through Election Day on Nov. 7.The two measures are: Issue 1, the amendment that if approved would add abortion rights to the state constitution; and Issue 2, which would legalize recreational marijuana.The proposed abortion amendment would establish an "individual right to one's own reproductive medical treatment including but not limited to abortion" and then creates legal protections for those individuals, among other guarantees like for contraception and fertility treatment.The marijuana measure, if passed, would make Ohio the 24th state to legalize cannabis and would allow adults 21 years and older to buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of flower and 15 grams of extract.In August, Ohio voters resoundingly rejected a contentious, Republican-backed ballot measure that would have raised the threshold for future changes to the state constitution -- an effort that would have specifically made it more difficult for the abortion amendment to pass.When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its previous Roe v. Wade ruling, in 2022, the justices returned the question of abortion access to individual states. Since then, while some states have largely ceased abortion access, others have taken up ballot measures that put the question before voters. In those cases -- in both red and blue states so far -- voters have rejected the potential for abortion restrictions and bans or elected to expand access.On Sept. 27, the Ohio Supreme Court started hearing arguments about the state's six-week abortion ban, which was previously put on hold by a lower court.The success or failure of the abortion ballot measure could render that case moot, if state voters add abortion access to their constitution.Both sides have built up mobilization efforts over the past few weeks -- knocking on doors, canvassing and hosting rallies across the state."Whether you're pro-life or pro-choice, Issue 1 just goes too far," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, said at a recent event at the Ohio GOP's headquarters.Ohio Democrats claimed last week to have been inching toward 100,000 doors knocked and more than 100,000 calls made in the time since their win in the August special election."We're not leaving anything behind as we work to protect women's rights to choose and prevent Ohio's extreme abortion ban from taking effect," Ohio Democratic Chairwoman Elizabeth Walters said during a recent press briefing.There's also been significant financial investment in the race. According to numbers from AdImpact released last week, $12.3 million had been spent or reserved in advertising around the abortion ballot measure, with anti-amendment groups outspending amendment supporters by about $1.6 million.

The two sides make their arguments

Both Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, a coalition of groups supporting abortion rights, and allied Ohio Democrats have sounded the alarm on what they claim to be foul play by opponents of the abortion amendment.Last month, the state Supreme Court allowed the Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Board -- which is overseen by Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who is also running for the U.S. Senate -- to use amendment language that includes the phrase "unborn child."Democrats on the board had asked for measure's language to remain what was on the petition that voters originally signed, which did not include that term.Amendment supporters have argued it was rewritten to confuse voters and is misleading about what the measure would actually do."They're running scared because they know their extreme abortion ban is wildly unpopular, and Ohio voters support a woman's right to make medical decisions for themselves without interference from politicians," Walters, with the state Democrats, said during a recent press call.Abortion opponents have also attempted to broaden the stakes of the proposal, arguing that it "goes far beyond" codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade to potentially affect parents' rights and "threaten the freedom of conscience of Ohio's healthcare professionals and preclude ... the enactment and enforcement of commonsense, protective laws," as Protect Women Ohio, one of the leading organizations fighting against the amendment, wrote in a memo."The Abortion Amendment victimizes rather than protects and empowers women and girls," they continued.LaRose, a leading voice against the measure, said in a statement to ABC News that "as a father and someone who's always stood up to protect life, I'll be working to defeat this radical measure."。

B |     [앵커]실종 사건을 허위로 종결한 혐의로 구속된 경찰관은 여자화장실에 침입한 혐의로도 수사를 받고 있는데 당시 화장실 천장 등 손이 잘 닿지 않는 곳에 신원을 알 수 없는 지문이 발견된 것으로 파악됐습니다.이건 또 무슨 일인지, 김태준 기자가 취재했습니다. [리포트]지난달 22일 제주서부경찰서.故 장미란 씨 가족이 서울로 경유해 재차 실종신고를 접수한 지 사흘 만에, 이 경찰서에선 불미스러운 사건이 벌어졌습니다.남성 경찰관이 여자화장실에 침입했다가 여직원과 마주친 겁니다.해당 경찰관은 다름 아닌 장씨 실종 사건 담당 경장이었습니다.여직원 신고로 분리 조치가 내려지면서 해당 경장은 실종팀에서 지구대로 발령났습니다.제주서부경찰서 관계자"그 당시 여자 화장실에 누가 있었던 게 아니고 그냥 나오다가 나오다가 저기 뭐야 여직원하고 마주친 거라 그때 급한 나머지 화장지가 없어서 그쪽으로 갔다라고 하니까…."해당 경장은 "화장실이 급해 들어갔다"는 취지로 진술했습니다.제주서부경찰서 관계자"현장 감식 다 했습니다. 몰카 탐지도 해봤는데 특이사항은 없었어요."그런데, 현장 감식 과정에서 화장실 천장에 손자국이 발견된 것으로 전해졌습니다.경찰은 누구의 손자국인지 지문을 확인 중인 것으로 알려졌습니다.경찰 관계자"저희들은 (지문 발견) 확인도 부정도 하지 않고 있습니다. 지금 그 상황이고 수사와 관련된 부분이라서…."경찰은 조만간 해당 경장을 불러 여자화장실에 들어간 이유 등을 조사할 예정입니다.TV조선 김태준입니다.。

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