Not anymore. The voters wouldn't stand for it, and the Republicans could not keep it off the ballot, so the old white Republican politicians had the issue removed from their control, as the could not be trusted with it. The overturning of Roe, made it apparent, Republicans could not be trusted with the issue, and it was put to state referendum before the Republicans could prevent it. Vance was one of the Republicans arguing against it, but the people got to choose. When the people are allowed to vote, they protect their individual rights, no matter how badly Republicans want to take away their rights with "Big Government" legislation. Ohio, like everywhere else in the country that got to vote, did not end up like Texas, under Right Wing Republican rule.