Ohio Gov. DeWine ‘accepts’ will of the people on abortion, marijuana, but hold on – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is “accepting” the will of the people on legalizing abortion access and marijuana recreation, but that acceptance comes with caveats.

Days after Ohioans voted to enshrine abortion and other reproductive rights in the state constitution, the governor acknowledged the result — even as fellow Republicans look for ways to overturn it.

“In this country, we accept the results of elections, and we certainly accept the results of Issue 1 in Ohio as well as Issue 2,” he said.

Dozens of Statehouse Republicans wrote a letter saying they would try to prevent the repealing of anti-abortion provisions, in essence stopping Issue 1 from taking effect. However, DeWine emphasized the importance of respecting the voters. Despite doing so, he avoided answering WEW/OCJ’s questions about his colleagues’ efforts.

We asked if the GOP plans to repeal it, going against the issue of the people.

“Look — I’m not going to talk about what anybody else is doing,” DeWine said. “What I’ve just said is that we respect the vote, but like everything else in this country, whether it’s legislation passed by the General Assembly, a constitutional amendment passed by the people, we always continue to evaluate how things are working.”

DeWine kept deflecting but eventually said the voters and lawmakers would consider all avenues.

“People will decide if they are comfortable with what we voted on, or they will decide that it maybe needs to be changed or…

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