Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens threw cold water on a bid to thwart the recent abortion rights amendment Issue 1. Instead of attempting to deny the courts’ jurisdiction or rushing to the ballot with a repeal effort, Stephens argued lawmakers should focus on maternal and early childhood care.

Voters head to the polls for Issue 1, which would raise the vote threshold needed to pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to reproductive freedom in Ohio.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is stumping for ballot Issue 1, which would make it harder for Ohio voters to amend the Constitution.

The Ohio secretary of state joins a competitive GOP primary to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.

The groups only needed 413,000 signatures to propose a constitutional amendment that would guarantee abortion care.

Republicans have repeatedly used voter purges to skew the voting population in their favor in close races.