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Baker, Bullock, Kepple, Litten,
<br />RESOLUTION N0.2022-28 BY: Marx, Rader, Shachner
<br />A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds
<br />of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, to
<br />call on the Ohio Legislature and Congress to act to protect abortion rights in the wake of the
<br />Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
<br />WHEREAS, on June 24th, 2022 the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe
<br />v. Wade, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, rolling back the clock 50 years, ending federal
<br />protection of abortion, and stripping abortion rights from individuals at the federal level; and,
<br />WHEREAS, this decision allows states to restrict or outright ban abortion procedures and
<br />many state governments, including Ohio's, are moving quickly to enact laws that ban abortion or
<br />severely limit access to abortion; and,
<br />WHEREAS, abortion restrictions have a disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous,
<br />and other people of color, the young, people with disabilities, LGBTQ and non -binary people, as
<br />well as those living in Appalachia and other rural communities; and,
<br />WHEREAS, it is our responsibility as local lawmakers to do everything within our power
<br />to protect the rights and liberties of our residents; and,
<br />WHEREAS, Congress has the authority to codify the right of individuals to obtain a safe
<br />and legal abortion; and,
<br />WHEREAS, Ohio Joint Resolution 5 would enact Section 22 of Article I of the
<br />Constitution of the State of Ohio to present a Constitutional Amendment to Ohio voters
<br />guaranteeing every individual in Ohio a fundamental right to reproductive freedom including,
<br />but not limited to, prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion
<br />care, miscarriage management, and infertility care; and,
<br />WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of
<br />Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this
<br />resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is
<br />necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to
<br />provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the June 24, 2022
<br />Supreme Court ruling is a direct threat to Lakewood residents; Now, therefore,
<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO:
<br />Section 1. That the City of Lakewood calls on the Ohio General Assembly to pass Ohio
<br />Joint Resolution 5, with all deliberate speed, to place the Constitutional Amendment on the
<br />November 8th General Election ballot.
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