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Republican, Democratic and Independent women pen a letter to Moreno on his abortion comments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 1,200 Ohio women have signed an open letter to Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno to tell him they don’t think comments he made… Read More
Abortion opponents focus on next month’s vote at third annual Ohio March for Life
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Around a thousand people of all ages gathered in the warm sunshine on the Ohio Statehouse lawn, carrying signs that read “choose life”, “make… Read More
Abortion numbers went up in Ohio, including out-of-state patients
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The latest Ohio Abortion Report shows an increase in the number of abortions in 2023 over 2022. There were 22,000 abortions in Ohio in 2023, an increase… Read More
Advocates say abortion and birth control are on Ohio’s ballot again, indirectly
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With the 2024 general election less than 40 days away and early voting starting even sooner in Ohio, reproductive rights advocates argue that access to… Read More
Some Republicans and independents say they won’t vote for Moreno after his comments on women and abortion
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of Ohio Republicans and independents said they won’t vote for GOP U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno following comments he made to supporters… Read More
Moreno’s comments on women and abortion are being called “disrespectful.” His campaign says it was a “joke”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Comments from Ohio’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Bernie Moreno are being blasted by critics, though his campaign has said they were “a tongue-in-cheek… Read More
A judge blocks Ohio from enforcing laws restricting medication abortions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two more Ohio laws restricting abortions have been blocked by the courts as the legal impacts of a 2023 constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to the procedure continue to… Read More
Many Ohio abortion clinics have done away with 24-hour waiting period due to a recent court ruling
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Abortion providers are now doing same-day procedures. This comes after a ruling by a Franklin County judge Friday that blocked the state law that required… Read More
Ohio’s 24-hour abortion waiting period is on hold in a lawsuit over its constitutionality
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge has agreed to halt Ohio’s 2021 law requiring a 24-hr abortion waiting period. The ruling came from a lawsuit that… Read More
Abortion rights backers ask court to stop Ohio’s required 24-hour waiting period
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for abortion rights are suing over a state law that requires patients to wait a minimum of 24 hours before they can get an… Read More
Indiana’s attorney general drops the suit over privacy of the Ohio girl who traveled for an abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit that accused the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a… Read More
A decision on the constitutionality of Ohio’s six-week abortion ban will come later this month
CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge was scheduled to put out a decision today on whether the state’s six-week abortion ban law could move… Read More
No national abortion ban in GOP’s draft platform, disappointing some Ohio Republicans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — As the Republican National Convention begins, the party’s official platform seems to be softer on abortion. Many of those opposed to abortion, including some Republican candidates,… Read More
How the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on abortion medication will affect Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – The U.S. Supreme Court has preserved access to a medication that was used in two-thirds of abortions last year. The justices unanimously rejected a… Read More
Ohio doctors are watching the U.S. Supreme Court on a law requiring emergency care and abortion
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Doctors in Ohio are closely watching a U.S. Supreme Court case involving abortion and a federal law that requires hospitals that receive federal money… Read More
Expect more challenges to Ohio’s abortion laws from the new constitutional amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — News of a lawsuit challenging some state abortion laws came down last Friday. And supporters of abortion rights suggest it won’t be the last… Read More
A filing from the Ohio’s attorney general says the law banning nearly all abortions is now invalid after Issue 1 passed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following an abortion referendum last year, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a… Read More
Ohio House Democratic women say the state needs to do more to help all women
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An old cigarette ad from the 1960s that said, “you’ve come a long way, baby” might still ring true in some ways. But Democratic… Read More
A lawsuit has been filed against Ohio over abortion restrictions remaining after constitutional change
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio, along with others, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers who say several state laws on the books… Read More
Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed… Read More
Would-be Ohio parents concerned about future of IVF after court ruling in Alabama
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled this week that a fertilized frozen embryo has the same legal standing as a baby, questions have been… Read More
A filing suggests that Ohio’s AG believes at least part of the six-week abortion ban is still constitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is asking a Hamilton County judge deciding the legality of the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks to… Read More
An Ohio woman who miscarried at home won’t be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office… Read More
Some Ohio Republicans introduced a bill to remove power from courts on cases related to abortion
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would take authority away from courts to deal with the new abortion access and reproductive… Read More
2023 Year in Review: Abortion in the court and on the Ohio ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans have new constitutionally protected reproductive rights after voters approved a new amendment this fall. 2023 has been a big year when it comes… Read More
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