Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Gov. John Kasich on Friday signed a controversial bill into law, banning abortions after a prenatal test shows the fetus has Down syndrome.
Under the new law, which takes effect in late March, doctors who knowingly perform an abortion on a woman whose fetus has a Down syndrome diagnosis could be charged with a fourth-degree felony and be jailed for up to 18 months in prison. No punishment is in place for women who seek the abortion.