The following statement can be attributed to Gary Dougherty, State Legislative Director for Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio, in response to this morning’s Quinnipiac Poll revealing that Ohio voters are divided on the “heartbeat” abortion ban bill:

 “This poll confirms what we have been saying all along – this is a divisive issue that should be shelved in favor of a more focused effort to create jobs and improve the economy, something that all Ohioans can agree upon and what they have been waiting on their elected representatives to tackle since the last election.”