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2019 Year in Review – Attempts to Ban Abortion in Ohio Continue
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Abortion was a big issue in Ohio in 2019, as it has been for several years. A strict abortion ban was one of the 21 bills that passed, and more bills are still under consideration. The remnants from Gov. Mike DeWine’s inaugural party were barely removed from the Statehouse before the controversial bill to ban… Read More
Lobbyist had Hand in Bill Sparking Ectopic Pregnancy Flap
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio lawmaker who proposed legislation extending insurance coverage to a procedure considered medically impossible as a way of fighting abortion worked closely on the bill with a conservative lobbyist, newly released emails show. State Rep. John Becker, a southwestern Ohio Republican, got help from Barry Sheets, a lobbyist for the… Read More
Supreme Court Leaves Kentucky’s Ultrasound Law in Place
By: Mark Sherman | AP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. The justices did not comment Monday in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law. The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the law on behalf… Read More
Abortion Bill Suggests Doctors Reimplant Ectopic Pregnancies
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio proposal aimed at outlawing abortions would present some doctors with the choice between facing potential criminal prosecution or attempting a procedure considered medically impossible: the reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy. A doctor who terminates a pregnancy could face murder charges under the Republican-sponsored bill unless it is done to save a… Read More
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? The President of the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, Margie Christie, says this abortion bill has one goal. “We’re tired of it being regulated. We… Read More
New Bill Would Completely Ban Abortions in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new bill outlaws all abortions and subjects medical professionals who facilitate in the procedure to possible murder charges. This bill legally recognizes a fetus as a human. It would remove all authorizations for abortions in to take place in Ohio. The legislation, which is being sponsored by 21 of the 99 Ohio House members,… Read More
Two More Controversial Abortion Bills Poised for Passage in Ohio Senate
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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An Ohio Senate committee has paved the way for the two controversial bills to hit the chamber floor tomorrow. Both would put restrictions on doctors performing those procedures. One bill requires doctors to tell medication abortion patients about a controversial procedure known as abortion reversal. Under this bill, women receiving the two pills that cause abortion will… Read More
Ohio High Court Again Refuses to Hear Abortion Clinic Appeal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Dayton area’s last abortion clinic is trying to avoid closure by pursuing a new state license and intervention by a federal court after the Ohio Supreme Court again refused to hear its appeal. That court decision Tuesday meant Women’s Med Center faced losing its license for not meeting certain state… Read More
Ohio Seeks Appeal Rehearing on Down Syndrome Abortion Ban
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state is asking the full federal appeals court in Cincinnati to rehear a case about an Ohio law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. A judge had put the law on hold, and a three-judge panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of… Read More
Ohio Bill Would Require Docs to Talk About Controversial Reverse Abortion Procedure
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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An Ohio Senate committee is set to hear from opponents of a bill that would provide what’s being called “reversed abortions.” Chemical abortions require two pills to be taken 72 hours apart. Barry Sheets with the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio says abortions can be reversed before that second pill is taken, especially… Read More
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