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Ohio’s Supreme Court hears the case that could lead to the return of the state’s six-week abortion ban
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday that could determine whether the state’s six-week abortion ban will go into effect. At issue is if… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court to hear arguments over a key question in the abortion ban lawsuit
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on a technical question involving the lawsuit that led to the state’s six-week abortion ban being… Read More
A judge blocks Ohio’s restrictive abortion law as suit proceeds
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A judge says an Ohio law that bans virtually all abortions will remain blocked while a state constitutional challenge proceeds. Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins took the… Read More
Judge to decide the next steps on Ohio’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge in Ohio hears arguments Friday on whether to extend a block on Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions on a more permanent basis. Hamilton… Read More
How legal uncertainty over abortion is affecting Ohioans seeking them
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s nine facilities providing surgical and medication abortions are open because of a court ruling earlier this month. That’s when a Hamilton County Common… Read More
Ohio judge temporarily blocks the state’s new abortion ban
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins has granted a 14-day restraining order on Ohio’s new abortion ban, which bans the procedure once fetal… Read More
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham introduces 15-week abortion ban in the Senate
By: Kelsey Snell | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has introduced a bill to create a federal ban on abortions at 15 weeks in an attempt to force Republicans to adopt… Read More
Residents petition City Council to decriminalize abortion in Athens
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio – The subject of abortion wasn’t on the agenda for Monday’s Athens City Council meeting, but city residents turned out in force to ask the Council to protect… Read More
An ACLU suit contends Ohio is violating due process rights for abortion clinics
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project and Planned Parenthood Federation of America is asking a court to rule… Read More
After a court ruling, W.Va. lawmakers advance a criminal abortion ban
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Lawmakers in West Virginia’s Republican majority are hurrying to advance legislation that would ban abortion in the state with few exceptions. The bill bars abortion in… Read More
A judge blocks the enforcement of West Virginia’s abortion ban
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge in West Virginia’s capital has blocked enforcement of the state’s 150-year-old abortion ban, opening the door for abortions to resume in the state. Kanawha… Read More
Interpretation of abortion ban exemptions can vary based on ‘values’
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The story about the ten-year-old rape survivor who traveled to Indiana for an abortion days after Ohio’s new abortion ban went into effect is… Read More
Ohio prepares to establish six-week abortion ban if U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will almost certainly have strict limitations on abortion in short order if the U.S. Supreme Court does as a draft opinion published last… Read More
Bill would ban abortion in Ohio if U.S. Supreme Court allows states to decide the issue
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle unloaded several questions about a bill — that would outlaw abortion in Ohio if the U.S. Supreme… Read More
Supreme Court To Review Mississippi Abortion Ban
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The state law bans most abortions after 15 weeks. The lower courts blocked its enforcement, finding it in conflict with Roe v Wade and subsequent abortion decisions.
Why the Bill to Ban Abortion Faces Challenges in Ohio’s Legislature
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new bill that would ban abortions in Ohio has been introduced by Statehouse Republicans. A similar total ban bill was introduced last year didn’t pass. So why is this bill being introduced now?… Read More
WV House Votes to Override 20-Week Abortion Ban Veto
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The House of Delegates has overridden a veto of an abortion ban 20 weeks after conception. The House voted 77-16 on the override Wednesday. The Senate hasn’t acted yet. Overriding… Read More
After Veto Last Year, West Virginia Lawmakers Clear Abortion Ban
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Lawmakers are sending Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks conception, similar to one he vetoed last year. The Senate passed the proposal 29-5 Wednesday…. Read More