Ohio's Republican attorney general is seeking to revive some restrictions on abortion that were struck down after voters adopted an abortion rights amendment to the state constitution.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pushing for an appeals court to reverse a judge’s ruling that all portions of a state law restricting abortions are unconstitutional. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Christian Jenkins ruled in October that Ohio’s “Heartbeat Act” violates state law following the passage of Issue 1

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will appeal a Hamilton County court's decision to strike down the state's six-week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest that was put into effect for several months after Roe v.