Governor John Kasich signed a bill into law today that would ban late-term abortions in the Buckeye State after the state legislature approved it on a lopsided bipartisan vote. This legislation will ban post-viability abortions except when the pregnant woman’s life is in danger.

In Ohio, a woman can legally have an abortion up to and through her ninth month of pregnancy. With the passage of H.B. 78 and the ultimate signature by Kasich, babies who can live outside of their mother’s womb will no longer be subject to death via an abortion.

“The governor is pro-life, has been pro-life throughout his career and believes strongly in the sanctity of human life,” Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said about the law that will take effect in 90 days...