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Some of the highest-profile bills failed to advance in the Ohio Legislature this year
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Abortion, education, and LGBTQ issues dominated conversation in the statehouse in 2022. But most of the bills dealing with those topics ended up on… Read More
Fewer abortions, more vasectomies: Why the procedure may be getting more popular
By: Sarah McCammon | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Restrictions on abortion in many states are prompting some men to rethink their reproductive health decisions. Since this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v…. Read More
Ohio attorney general revisits comments on girl’s abortion
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general says he laments the pain that ensued after he suggested in a nationally televised interview that an account of a 10-year-old rape victim who sought… Read More
Ohio lawmakers are not planning to pass a new abortion law before the end of the year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will not see a new abortion ban or new language to an existing abortion ban pass the legislature by the end of the… Read More
Groups are considering placing an abortion rights issue on the Ohio ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of advocates for legal abortion said they are in the beginning steps of a process of putting a constitutional amendment before voters, and… Read More
Athens City Council adopts resolution in support of reproductive rights
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Members of the Athens City Council took an official stance on the criminalization of abortion during Monday night’s meeting when they unanimously adopted a resolution encouraging… Read More
What the abortion debate in Kentucky reflects post-Roe America
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Across America, midterm voters in five states had abortion rights on the ballot. In all five, voters decided to protect those rights. Kentucky voters rejected a… Read More
After wins at the ballot, abortion rights groups want to ‘put this to the people’
By: Sarah McCammon | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Abortion rights supporters had a successful run of ballot measures this year. In states where voters were asked to weigh in directly on abortion rights, they… Read More
Abortion plays a significant role in Ohio’s governor’s race
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Just a little more than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and a strict six-week ban went into effect,… Read More
$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll
By: Michelle Andrews | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — When Sara Laub’s period was late, the New York City resident shrugged it off. She’d used an intrauterine device, or IUD, for three years and knew… Read More
DeWine proposes new initiative for Ohio’s low-income families, others question political timing
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio’s Republican incumbent running for re-election, is proposing a new initiative to help low-income mothers and their babies, which includes expanding… 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
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
West Virginia lawmakers OK abortion ban with few exceptions
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Legislature has passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions. Several Republicans said they hope the bill approved Tuesday will make it impossible for… Read More
Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Both major political parties are facing crosswinds heading into the 2022 midterms, with Democrats and many independents motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have… Read More
States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — Nearly two dozen states have moved to restrict abortion or ban it altogether since the reversal of Roe v. Wade — meaning more people, especially those… Read More
What the Kansas abortion vote might mean for an Ohio ballot effort
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Ohioans were watching as the Kansas vote came in Tuesday. Voters there turned down a measure that would have stripped protection for abortion… 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
Indiana doctor says she has been harassed for giving an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohioan
By: Sarah McCammon | Becky Sullivan | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — An Indiana doctor says she has faced harassment after the story of one of her patients — a 10-year-old Ohio girl who became pregnant as a… Read More
After a court ruling, W.Va. lawmakers advance a criminal abortion ban
By: Associated Press
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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
Bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage passes overwhelmingly in the House
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Updated July 19, 2022 at 6:58 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme… Read More
Ohio Right to Life president to be reappointed to state medical board
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, intends to renominate to the state medical board the president of Ohio Right to Life, who also was the… Read More
A judge blocks the enforcement of West Virginia’s abortion ban
By: Associated Press
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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
New Ohio law could allow doctors to deny abortions even if the patient qualifies for an exception
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some abortions in Ohio are still legal, even under the new abortion ban, to save the life of a pregnant person, or to prevent… Read More
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