May 16

3 of Ohio’s favorite sons vie for Statuary Hall in D.C.

By Alan Johnson

The Columbus DispatchWednesday May 16, 2012 7:29 AM

After a two-year wait — and a behind-the-scenes challenge by the Wright Brothers — Thomas Alva Edison might finally be headed to Washington.

Maybe.

The Ohio Senate is expected to vote today on legislation that includes a notice to the U.S. Congress officially naming the Milan, Ohio, native as one of the state’s two representatives in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. The other statue, of President James A. Garfield, will remain.

But the Edison measure must also be approved by the Ohio House, where Orville and Wilbur Wright still have a cadre of supporters.

House Speaker William G. Batchelder, R-Medina, offered no guarantees yesterday: “I have a significant number of members who would prefer the Wright Brothers. I’m not sure what our people want to do with that. Edison is a great man, no question about that.”
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/16/3-of-ohios-favorite-sons-vie-for-statuary-hall-in-d-c-.html

Ohio House passes ban on texting

State will become 39th to enact law when signed

By Jim Siegel

The Columbus DispatchWednesday May 16, 2012 6:14 AM

Though sponsors would have liked for the bill to be stronger, the House yesterday gave final approval to legislation that would ban texting while driving for adults and prohibit anyone under age 18 from using any electronic device while behind the wheel.

Ohio will become the 39th state to ban texting while driving once Gov. John Kasich signs House Bill 99. The House voted 82-12 to approve Senate changes to the bill.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/16/house-passes-ban-on-texting.html

Ohio House approves 7 new license plate designs

Posted: 05/15/2012
Last Updated: 21 hours and 28 minutes ago

• By: Elizabeth Misson, newsnet5.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio may have some new license plate designs soon, as the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 339 on Tuesday creating seven new plates.

Five of the plates would be available to the general public and four of the plates require a payment that would go towards the organization featured on the plate. (All contributions toward the select four plates include a $15-$25 fee to the License Plate Contribution Fund and a $10 BMV fee).

“I think this bill pays tribute to Ohio’s spirit and heritage,” House Speaker William G. Batchelder said in a press release. “These license plates showcase our state’s great history, as well as recognize the countless Ohioans who admirably served our country in uniform.”
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/state/ohio-house-approves-7-new-license-plate-designs#ixzz1v3tEQznM

Texting Bill Going to Kasich

Hannah Report 3/15/12

The House signed off on changes to a ban on texting while driving Tuesday despite the sponsors' opposition to a Senate provision to make it a secondary offense.

Reps. Nancy Garland (D-Columbus) and Rex Damschroder (R-Fremont) urged their colleagues to approve of Senate changes to HB99, which would make texting while driving a secondary offense, meaning a law enforcement officer would have to witness another violation such as speeding before pulling someone over. It also bans the use of electronic devices while driving by those under the age of 18.

Garland shared the stories of those in the audience who had pushed for passage of the bill after a family member was killed by a distracted driver. She said it is her hope that the bill will prevent other stories from occurring such as those. http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=189411

House Sends Driver Texting Ban To Governor's Desk, Moves Five Other Measures

The House took final action Tuesday on a bill to ban texting while driving and impose even more restrictions on teenage drivers, sending it to Gov. John Kasich for his expected signature.

Stalled for months in the Senate over enforcement and libertarian concerns, the bill (HB 99 ) cleared the upper chamber recently with some significant changes that nonetheless were accepted by the House on an 82-12 vote.

Rep. Nancy Garland (D-New Albany), a key proponent of the law change who has been working the issue for years, recounted some of the tragic stories of auto crash deaths caused by distracted drivers that lawmakers have heard during deliberations on the bill, saying she hoped it would serve to put a halt to such incidents.

The perseverance of the supporters helped push the bill forward to its enactment, she said. "They each have a personal story of how texting while driving has tragically impacted their lives and it is my sincere hope that the passage of the bill will ensure less stories (such as) those shared with us by supporters."

http://www.gongwer-oh.com/programming/news.cfm?article_ID=810940203

May 15

GOP should not be allowed to undermine constitution

Published: Tue, May 15, 2012 @ 12:00 a.m.

Youngstown Vindicator

Only the most naive or the most partisan Ohioans will buy the self-serving claptrap from Republican leaders in the General Assembly about their decision to repeal a controversial law that makes major changes to elections procedures.

The repeal, pushed through by the GOP majorities in the House and Senate, is designed to prevent Ohio voters from having a say on the reform package in the November general election. The proponents of the referendum must not let this unconstitutional act go unchallenged.

What is the basis for our concluding that the repeal is unconstitutional? We have simply adopted what the speaker of the House, Bill Batchelder, R-Medina, had to say not too long ago:
http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/may/15/gop-should-not-be-allowed-to-undermine-c/

May 14

Education Notes: Business Roundtable Backs Reading Guarantee; Early College Schools Earn Awards; $3.8 Million To Support Drug-Prevention Programs

The Ohio Business Roundtable urged legislative leaders to swiftly act to institute the third-grade reading guarantee proposed as part of the mid-biennium review, lending its support for the as-introduced version of the language.

In a letter addressed to House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) and Senate President Tom Niehaus (R-New Richmond), BRT President and CEO Richard Stoff said unless Ohio students are reading at grade level by fourth grade, they will face "the battle for their futures

unarmed."
http://www.gongwer-oh.com/programming/news.cfm?article_ID=810920208



Friday, May 11, 2012
Morning news headlines for May 11, 2012
Dress rehearsal at Horseshoe Cleveland; Ohioans like Kasich's drilling tax plan; Asian Carp defense plans coming next year
by WKSU's JEFF ST. CLAIR

Poll: Ohioans favor Kasich drilling tax
A new poll shows Ohioans overwhelmingly favor Governor John Kasich’s plan to raise taxes on oil and gas drillers in order to pay for income tax cuts. The Quinnipiac Poll found two out of three voters approve of the plan. Governor Kasich wants to raise the severance tax on oil and gas drillers from the current 1.5 percent to four percent and use the money to reduce income taxes in Ohio. But the plan is stalled in the Ohio House. House Speaker Bill Batchelder says he wants to make sure the tax hike doesn’t discourage the oil and gas industry from drilling in Ohio. Kasich’s office says the plan could lower individual income taxes by about five percent.
http://www.wksu.org/news/story/31690

May 10

Wide-ranging gambling bill clears Ohio Senate

By Ann Sanner
Associated Press

Published: May 9, 2012 - 02:57 PM | Updated: May 9, 2012 - 05:40 PM

Wide-ranging gambling bill clears Ohio SenateMay 09,2012 09:40 PM GMTAnn SannerAssociated Press Copyright � 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,broadcast, rewritten or redistributed..

COLUMBUS: Just days ahead of the opening of Ohio's first casino, state senators on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging gambling bill that aims to sort out the regulations governing casinos, racetracks and new video lottery terminals.
The 29-3 bipartisan vote came after a Senate panel stripped a provision that would have expanded charity card rooms from one Ohio county to all 88 counties. Charities can book the rooms to run poker games and use the proceeds for their cause. Cuyahoga County in northeast Ohio is currently the only county with such a facility.

Senate committee chairman Bill Coley said the issue would be taken up in a separate bill.

The Ohio House, which passed an earlier version, rejected the Senate changes to the bill on Wednesday, sending it to a negotiating committee.
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/wide-ranging-gambling-bill-clears-ohio-senate-1.305911

Gambling bill goes to Ohio state panel for debate

Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 @ 12:10 a.m.

By Marc Kovac

news@vindy.com

COLUMBUS

With less than a week before the first of Ohio’s new casinos opens its doors, state lawmakers continue to haggle over legislation regulating legalized gambling in the state.

The Ohio Senate approved House Bill 386 on a vote of 29-3 Wednesday, but the Ohio House rejected changes made by the other chamber, sending the legislation to a conference committee to negotiate an agreeable alternative.

Rep. Lou Blessing, a Republican from Cincinnati and original sponsor of the legislation, said he wanted one or two more weeks to consider changes made by the Senate.

“I think ... we need some more time to take a look at this because it’s so complex, it’s overreaching,” Blessing said.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/may/10/gambling-bill-goes-to-panel-for-debate/

Ohio Senate to Vote on Gambling Bill as Early as Wednesday

By Julie Kent. Published on 05/09/2012 - 1:23pm

Cleveland Leader

The Ohio Senate could be voting on a gambling bill as early as today that would help bring order to the multiple types of gambling in the state, including casinos, racetrack slots parlors, and other kinds of gambling.

On Tuesday, the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee stripped from the gambling bill a controversial provision that would have permitted each of Ohio's 88 counties to designate a single privately run card room using professional dealers to run Texas Hold 'Em, poker, blackjack and other card tournaments for charities. Gov. John Kasich an House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) both opposed that provision.
http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/18446

House Seats New Member, Rejects Senate Gambling Bill Changes

Hannah Report 5/9/12

Former state Treasurer Kevin Boyce became the newest member of House Wednesday, filling the seat formerly held by Rep. Carlton Weddington (D-Columbus.) Meanwhile, the chamber rejected Senate changes to a gaming bill passed earlier in the day in that chamber (see separate story.)

Rep. Louis Blessing (R-Cincinnati), the sponsor of HB386, said that the Senate made a number of changes to what the House did, and he felt there needed to be a conference committee to make sure everything is in order. He said the House needed more time to review the changes.

After session, House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) told reporters that he believes the issues with the bill could be handled by the end of next week. He said he has been told that the bill does not need to be passed before the first casino opens next week. http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=189362

Ohio Voters Supportive of Drilling Tax, Split on Governor

Hannah Report 5/9/12

While Ohio voters are still split on Gov. John Kasich, giving him a negative 41 percent to 44 percent positive approval rating, they like his proposal to raise taxes on natural gas drilling in order to give Ohioans an income tax cut, a new Quinnipiac University poll said.

The poll, conducted among 1,069 registered voters from May 2-7, found voters backing the tax plan 60 percent to 32 percent.

Kasich proposed the tax plan as part of the Mid-Biennium Review, but the House quickly pulled the plan out of the legislation and said it will take it up as part of separate legislation later this year. (See The Hannah Report, 3/14/12, 3/16/12).

When asked about voters' support of the proposal, House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) told reporters that he's not surprised voters support an income tax cut. But he also added, "obviously there are people who pay that tax other than drillers." He said property owners would also be hit with the tax. http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=189360

May 9

Repeal of contentious Ohio election law heads to governor

By Ann Sanner
Associated Press

Published: May 8, 2012 - 11:26 PM

Repeal of contentious Ohio election law heads to governorMay 09,2012 03:26 AM GMTAnn SannerAssociated Press Copyright � 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,broadcast, rewritten or redistributed..

COLUMBUS: A contentious new election law was on track to being repealed in the presidential battleground state of Ohio after a bill to rescind the law cleared the legislature on Tuesday, amid Democratic accusations that Republicans were thwarting the chance for voters to weigh in on the issue this fall.

Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign the repeal bill.

The overhaul law has been on hold since September. That’s when the Fair Elections Ohio campaign gathered more than 300,000 signatures from Ohioans to get a referendum on Nov. 6 ballots to ask voters whether they wanted to repeal it.

“Why not let the voters vote?” state Rep. Matt Lundy, D-Elyria, asked his Republican colleagues. “This is a very bad idea.”
http://www.ohio.com/news/politics/state/repeal-of-contentious-ohio-election-law-heads-to-governor-1.305761

Ohio public pension changes get moving in Senate

By Julie Carr Smyth
Associated Press

Published: May 8, 2012 - 01:23 PM | Updated: May 8, 2012 - 04:01 PM

Ohio public pension changes get moving in SenateMay 08,2012 08:01 PM GMTJulie Carr SmythAssociated Press Copyright � 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,broadcast, rewritten or redistributed..

COLUMBUS: The Ohio Senate fast-tracked legislation on Tuesday aimed at shoring up four of Ohio’s five public pension funds, with both political parties supporting passage of the changes as early as next week.

The idea is not expected to move so quickly in the Ohio House, where leading Republicans say they are awaiting results of an independent study commissioned by the nonpartisan Ohio Retirement Study Council on the fiscal health of the retirement systems. The report is expected this summer.

Republican Senate President Tom Niehaus and Senate Democratic Leader Eric Kearney jointly announced the Senate’s intentions Tuesday to move forward before the study is complete, saying after three years of deliberations it’s time to move the pension bills.

“This is about protecting the retirement benefits of more than 1.7 million Ohioans,” Niehaus said. “It’s also about ensuring the fiscal integrity of our state government so we can continue to position Ohio for job growth and economic development.”
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/ohio-public-pension-changes-get-moving-in-senate-1.305644

Senators remove card-room language from gambling bill

Opposition from governor, House gets GOP to remove provision

By Jim Siegel

The Columbus DispatchWednesday May 9, 2012 5:24 AM

Senate Republicans reversed course, at least for now, yanking a provision from a gambling-law rewrite that would have allowed one charity card room with paid dealers to operate in each county.

House Bill 389, which authorizes slot machines at Ohio’s seven horse tracks, unanimously passed a Senate committee yesterday and is likely headed for a full Senate vote this afternoon.

Yesterday morning, the plan was to further address card rooms in the gambling bill. But with opposition from Gov. John Kasich and concerns raised by House Republicans, by the time the committee reconvened in the afternoon for a vote, Senate GOP leaders decided to pull it.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/09/senators-remove-card-room-language.html

Ohio election law in Kasich’s hands

Repeal measure, not referendum, may kill H.B. 194

By Jim Siegel

The Columbus DispatchWednesday May 9, 2012 8:35 AM

On one side: Republicans, repealing an elections-law overhaul they crafted last year and still defend as good legislation.

On the other side: Democrats, fighting the repeal even though they dislike the law so much that they and their allies worked to get it on the November ballot where it could be overturned.

If Gov. John Kasich signs the repeal legislation, Democrats and progressive groups could file a lawsuit that adds more uncertainty to the mix.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/09/ohio-election-law-in-kasichs-hands.html

Pension-reform bills put more on workers

Bipartisan goal: Systems solvent for 30 years with no new taxes

By Rebecca McKinsey

The Columbus DispatchWednesday May 9, 2012 8:36 AM

Four pension-reform bills with bipartisan backing were introduced in the Ohio Senate yesterday, but union concerns stalled a fifth bill.

In a rare joint effort, Senate President Tom Niehaus, R-New Richmond, and Minority Leader Eric Kearney, D-Cincinnati, introduced the bills, each crafted from individualized plans for four of Ohio’s pensions systems.

The plans are intended to help the systems reach or maintain solvency within the next 30 years.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/09/pension-reform-bills-put-more-on-workers.html

Ohio House votes to repeal controversial election law

Published: Tuesday, May 08, 2012, 12:34 PM Updated: Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 3:09 AM

By Joe Guillen, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday repealed a controversial election bill that was supposed to go before voters on Nov. 6 -- the first known case in Ohio history in which legislators repealed a bill up for referendum.

Outnumbered Democrats unanimously opposed the repeal of House Bill 194, a GOP-backed election law passed last year that restricts early voting and makes several other changes. They said it subverts Ohio citizens' constitutional right to referendum.
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/05/ohio_house_votes_to_repeal_con.html

New Ohio pension reform bills a longshot at ending stalemate in legislature

Published: Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 5:20 AM

By Reginald Fields, The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate's major party leaders joined on Tuesday to introduce four pension reform bills in a bid to finally move the General Assembly off a stalemate over an issue that could affect nearly 2 million Ohio retirees.

The bills would require state and local government workers to pay more into their pension plans while raising the number of years worked before they would be eligible for full benefits, among other changes.

Lawmakers agree that something needs to be done to restructure the pension systems, which are losing money and dangling close to missing their 30-year solvency requirement. But despite trying for three years, legislators have been unable to reach an agreement.
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/05/new_pension_reform_bills_a_lon.html

Published: 5/9/2012

Ohio Senate to vote on bill regulating state's gambling

Panel axes provision limiting charity card rooms

BY JIM PROVANCE
BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF

COLUMBUS -- A bill that tries to bring order to Ohio's multiple moving parts when it comes to casinos, racetrack slots parlors, and other gambling is headed for a full Senate vote as early as today.

But the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday stripped from it a controversial provision that would have allowed each of Ohio's 88 counties to designate a single privately run card room that uses professional dealers to run Texas Hold 'Em, poker, blackjack, and other card tournaments for charities.

The provision faced opposition from Gov. John Kasich as well as questions from House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R., Medina).

"We're just going to save all the charitable card room revisions for a separate bill on charitable gaming that we're currently working on," said Sen. Bill Coley (R., West Chester), the committee's chairman.
http://www.toledoblade.com/State/2012/05/09/Ohio-Senate-to-vote-on-bill-regulating-state-s-gambling.html

House OKs Repeal of Challenged Election Law

The House passed legislation Tuesday to undo disputed election law changes in HB194 (Blessing Mecklenborg) amid accusations of sophistry and arrogance traded across the aisle, sending it to Gov. John Kasich's desk.

The chamber passed SB295 (Coley) 54-42, with Reps. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) and Jarrod Martin (R-Beavercreek) joining Democrats in opposition.

The lengthy floor debate Tuesday followed the same lines arguments have since Republicans first contemplated rolling back HB194, which is on hold for a referendum this fall. Democrats charged that the bill is an attack on people's constitutional right to challenge General Assembly actions via referendum, and argued that SB295 isn't a "clean" repeal unless overlapping language on early voting in HB224 (Dovilla-Stinziano) also is eliminated. Republicans said they're merely giving HB194's detractors what they want, and saving taxpayers money in the process. They also challenged Democrats' interpretation of the HB224 language and said local elections officials of both parties favor eliminating early voting for three days before the election so they have time to prepare.

Rep. Michael Stinziano (D-Columbus) proposed a floor amendment that would explicitly restore that early voting period, but it was tabled by Republicans. http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=189346

Kearney, Niehaus Drop Pension Bills; Speaker Awaits Study, Considers Summer Sessions

The top Democrat and Republican in the Senate introduced their bipartisan bills Tuesday to enact pension reforms sought by the state's retirement systems.

Senate President Tom Niehaus (R-New Richmond) and Senate Minority Leader Eric Kearney (D-Cincinnati) pushed enactment of the plans at a morning press conference and in afternoon testimony to the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee. Niehaus and the committee's chairman, Sen. Kevin Bacon (R-Minerva Park), said the bill's could pass as early as next week.

The leaders introduced bills for the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (SB340), School Employees Retirement System (SB341), State Teachers Retirement System (SB342) and Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (SB343). Niehaus said the Highway Patrol Retirement System is still working to ensure stakeholder support for its own legislation, which he said he hopes can be introduced soon. http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=189347

Committee Removes Gaming Bill's 'Card Room' Provisions, Sends It to Full Senate

Charity "card rooms" are out as the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee Tuesday finished up work on the gambling omnibus bill authorizing slot machines at racetracks, HB386 (Blessing), sending it on to the full Senate, presumably for a vote on Wednesday.

When the committee convened Tuesday morning, the intent had been to flesh out the language around charity card rooms, as detailed by committee chair, Sen. Bill Coley (R-West Chester) when he reviewed the day's omnibus amendment. However, by the time the committee reconvened in late afternoon to finally act on the amendment, all provisions related to card rooms had been stripped from the amendment -- and the bill -- returning their status to current law.

Coley said it is his intent to put those provisions in a separate bill on charity gaming that is already being developed, working on it over the summer. http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=189349

Senate Starts Bipartisan Push For Pension Overhaul

The Senate kicked off a high-stakes push to overhaul pension benefits for public employees on Tuesday, starting the drive with a show of bipartisan support for the changes.

Senate President Tom Niehaus (R-New Richmond) and Senate Minority Leader Eric Kearney (D-Cincinnati) both signaled support for enacting a mixture of pension law changes requested by the boards of four of the state's five public employee retirement systems.

The board plans - which combine increases in retirement age, contributions and eligibility adjustments - have been under consideration at the Ohio Retirement Study Council, and in the legislature, for several months.

Sen. Niehaus said the time is now for lawmakers to act, adding that pension system leaders have "very difficult choices" that have drawn the backing of key stakeholder groups. "It's time we put things back on the right track."

http://www.gongwer-oh.com/programming/news.cfm?article_ID=810890204

May 7

Revision hinges on final days of early voting

By Jim Siegel

The Columbus Dispatch

Saturday May 5, 2012 5:36 AM

As a handful of area church leaders advocated yesterday for the restoration of increased access to early voting, Republicans and Democrats headed into the final few days of trying to work out an agreement on how to repeal a broad election-law overhaul known as House Bill 194.

The bill faces a referendum on the November ballot, after a coalition of Democrats and progressive groups known as Fair Elections Ohio gathered more than a half-million signatures to attempt to kill it. Republican lawmakers have since moved to repeal the law — but there is a dispute over what that means.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/05/revision-hinges-on-final-days-of-early-voting.html

Mayor Jackson's transformation plan poses no threat to charter schools that will offer high academic quality: editorial

Published: Saturday, May 05, 2012, 1:00 PM

By The Plain Dealer Editorial BoardThe Plain Dealer

Ohio's charter schools have existed since 1997 -- yet the state continues to lack needed oversight laws to address recurring problems of low academic performance, a creaky closure mechanism and poor fiscal management.

So Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's proposal to empower a Transformation Alliance to vet charter schools that want to open in Cleveland is welcome.

Unfortunately, greased by copious lobbying dollars and political campaign expenditures, some charter school supporters are working overtime to persuade Ohio lawmakers to strip Jackson's charter gatekeeping panel from two Cleveland school reform bills.
http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/05/mayor_jacksons_transformation.html

Niehaus says enough

Published: May 5, 2012 - 09:43 PM

Akron Beacon Journal

Niehaus says enoughMay 06,2012 01:43 AM GMTBeacon Journal Publishing Co. Copyright � 2012 Beacon Journal Publishing Co. Inc and Black Press. All Rights Reserved. Any copying, redistribution or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the express written consent of the Akron Beacon Journal is expressly prohibited.

Tom Niehaus has had enough of the pressure tactics of a faction of Ohio’s anti-abortion lobby and said so, in so many words, in an open letter to “fellow pro-life Ohioan[s]” last week. With it, the president of the state Senate shut the door, none too soon, on further legislative action on House Bill 125, the so-called heartbeat bill.

The bill aims to ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, which may be as early as five to six weeks into a pregnancy. The bill also would require a woman to sign an informed-consent form if a heartbeat is detected at least 24 hours before an abortion. Promoters of the legislation have been very clear in their intent. They seek to end abortions in the state, their strategy to push legislation so restrictive as to make it a test case for the U.S. Supreme Court to review Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion.
http://www.ohio.com/editorial/editorials/niehaus-says-enough-1.305173