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ACLU Sues Over Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill” Six-Week Abortion Ban
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to challenge Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill”, a ban on abortion at the first detection of a fetal heartbeat. That can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The law was signed in April, but wouldn’t take effect for three months. The ACLU of Ohio’s Legal Director, Freda Levenson,… Read More
City’s Leaders Urge Hospitals to Act to Save Abortion Clinic
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A city commission in Ohio is urging two local health systems to act to save the only remaining abortion clinic in the area. The state revoked the license of Women’s Med Center, in suburban Dayton, last month for lacking an emergency patient-transfer agreement with a nearby hospital, as required by Ohio… Read More
Ohio Legislature Considering An Abortion Bill That Is More Restrictive Than The “Heartbeat Bill”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new bill would ban most private insurance coverage for abortions. But opponents say it would also ban effective methods of birth control. One fifth of the representatives in the House have signed on to a bill sponsored by Republican John Becker that would prohibit most insurance companies from offering coverage for abortion services. “The intent is to save… Read More
DeWine Signs Bill Banning Most Abortions In Ohio
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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The six-week abortion ban known as the “Heartbeat Bill” is now law in Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill Thursday afternoon, just one day after it passed the Republican-led General Assembly. The law is slated to take effect in 90 days, unless blocked by a federal judge. Now known as the “Human Rights Protection… Read More
Ohio Heartbeat Abortion Ban Heads to Governor
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill banning abortions in Ohio once a fetal heartbeat is detected is headed to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who has said he plans to sign it. Opponents vow to sue. The bill cleared its final hurdle Wednesday when the Ohio Senate agreed to House changes 18-13. The Ohio House had… Read More
Tougher ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Heads to Ohio House Vote
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A committee of the Republican-led Ohio House has voted along party lines on legislation banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. Tuesday’s vote came after the House Health Committee altered the bill to assure state rules allow “standard medical practices” to detect the heartbeat. That could include abdominal or transvaginal… Read More
ACLU and Top Kentucky Lawyer Differ on Tackling Abortion Law
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – An abortion-rights group is disagreeing with Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general over the validity of a state law that could determine if the state’s only abortion clinic stays open. The disagreement stems from a legal brief filed by Attorney General Andy Beshear supporting EMW Women’s Surgical Center in Louisville. Beshear urged a… Read More
Court Rules Against Abortion Clinic’s Attempt to Stay Open
By: Associated Press
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KETTERING, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio appeals court has upheld a state order revoking an abortion clinic’s license. The Dayton Daily News reports Ohio’s 2nd District Court of Appeals recently rejected the Women’s Med Center appeal of the Ohio Department of Health order. The department in 2016 ordered the clinic in Kettering to close because… Read More
State Senate OKs Bill on Burial, Cremation of Fetal Remains
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican-controlled state Senate has approved a bill requiring Ohio abortion clinics to arrange for fetal remains to be buried or cremated. Legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. Joe Uecker, of Miami Township, mandates that abortion providers inform women prior to the procedure of those two choices. The bill, which passed 24-7… Read More
US Judge Blocks Part of Ohio’s New Abortion Ban for 2 Weeks
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – A judge is temporarily blocking part of a new Ohio law that bans the abortion method of dilation and evacuation in most cases. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett in Cincinnati stopped short of saying whether the procedure commonly used in second-trimester abortions is unconstitutional. He says he wants to hear more… Read More