COLUMBUS, Ohio — Attorneys representing the state of Ohio and women's health clinics made oral arguments Tuesday over whether other provisions in the state's 2019 six-week abortion ban law can be maintained, even though the ban itself has been struck down.

During oral arguments in front of three judges from the First District Court of Appeals, both the state and attorneys for the reproductive health clinics made it clear that the six-week abortion ban itself was not up for debate, and was settled when a trial court struck down the ban in October of last year.

The trial court's decision came after 57% of Ohio voters approved a reproductive rights amendment to the Ohio Constitution in 2023.

The 2019 law had been blocked by courts from the time it was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine until t

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