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Ending a pregnancy in 14 states leaves few options. Some are looking to Europe and India for help.
March 22, 2023

Ending a pregnancy in 14 states leaves few options. Some are looking to Europe and India for help.

States with abortion bans struggle to stop mailed abortion pills from overseas

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Plan to change Ohio constitutional rules may get August vote ahead of fall abortion issue
March 22, 2023

Plan to change Ohio constitutional rules may get August vote ahead of fall abortion issue

The discussions to change the rules come as advocates begin to collect signatures on a proposed amendment for the November ballot that would expand abortion

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Ohio Ballot Board sued over approval of proposed abortion rights constitutional amendment
March 22, 2023

Ohio Ballot Board sued over approval of proposed abortion rights constitutional amendment

Ohio Senate president eyes August for proposal to raise threshold for voters to pass constitutional amendments.

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Drive Underway to Put Protection for Reproductive Rights on the Ballot
March 17, 2023

Drive Underway to Put Protection for Reproductive Rights on the Ballot

The campaign to collect the 413,000 signatures to place an item on the November ballot calling for the state constitution to protect abortion rights is

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Abortion rights amendment certified by Ohio Ballot Board
March 13, 2023

Abortion rights amendment certified by Ohio Ballot Board

Abortion is one step closer to appearing on Ohioans’ ballots in November.

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Abortion rights advocates get green light to collect signatures for 2023 ballot measure
March 13, 2023

Abortion rights advocates get green light to collect signatures for 2023 ballot measure

The proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution cleared the Ohio Ballot Board Monday after the five-member board certified that the proposal was one issue rather

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Five Women Sue Texas Over the State’s Abortion Ban
March 7, 2023

Five Women Sue Texas Over the State’s Abortion Ban

The women, backed by an abortion-rights group, say they were denied abortions under state law despite risks to themselves and their fetuses that made the

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Opinion: Stripping women of right to control bodies will be financially costly for Ohio
March 3, 2023

Opinion: Stripping women of right to control bodies will be financially costly for Ohio

As the Ohio General Assembly works its way toward abolishing all access to safe abortions in this state, it also works its way toward destabilizing

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More people over 45 are getting pregnant — and abortion laws aren't ready for the complications
February 27, 2023

More people over 45 are getting pregnant — and abortion laws aren’t ready for the complications

Fertility advancements are helping people conceive well beyond 45 — what happens when they need abortions?

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Pro-choice advocates file paperwork for Ohio ballot initiative on abortion
February 22, 2023

Pro-choice advocates file paperwork for Ohio ballot initiative on abortion

Coalition of lawyers, doctors and activists hope to put the question of abortion directly to state voters after toppling of Roe v Wade.

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Ohio Groups Aim to Get Abortion on the Ballot in November
February 22, 2023

Ohio Groups Aim to Get Abortion on the Ballot in November

A reproductive rights coalition hopes to repeat the success of similar measures that passed in multiple US states last fall.

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Abortion rights groups submit 2023 ballot measure in Ohio
February 22, 2023

Abortion rights groups submit 2023 ballot measure in Ohio

Two groups advocating for abortion rights submitted fall ballot language Tuesday for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Ohioans’ access to abortion, an effort that opponents have

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Activists submit proposal to have abortion protections placed on November ballot
February 22, 2023

Activists submit proposal to have abortion protections placed on November ballot

On Tuesday, Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom and Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights finished the first step in getting abortion on the ballot.

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Abortion in Ohio: What does proposed constitutional amendment say?
February 22, 2023

Abortion in Ohio: What does proposed constitutional amendment say?

Amendment would include a right for every individual “to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.”

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Ohio abortion rights groups send proposed amendment to state attorney general
February 22, 2023

Ohio abortion rights groups send proposed amendment to state attorney general

Abortion rights groups preparing to put a constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot released the proposed language Tuesday, the same day they sent it to

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Groups partner to put Ohio abortion access on fall ballot
February 17, 2023

Groups partner to put Ohio abortion access on fall ballot

Groups aiming to change the Ohio Constitution to ensure access to abortion have joined together with plans to file language.

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Group Behind Super Bowl’s Jesus Ads Is Bankrolling Lawsuit to Fight Medication Abortion
February 16, 2023

Group Behind Super Bowl’s Jesus Ads Is Bankrolling Lawsuit to Fight Medication Abortion

“The sheer amount of money poured into the anti-abortion movement…we’re now seeing it mainstreamed on some level,” an abortion rights activist told Jezebel.

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Two groups join forces to put abortion access on Ohio's 2023 ballot
February 16, 2023

Two groups join forces to put abortion access on Ohio’s 2023 ballot

Groups could file ballot language as early as next week.

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Ohio Will Be the 7th State to Put Abortion to a Popular Vote
February 16, 2023

Ohio Will Be the 7th State to Put Abortion to a Popular Vote

In all six ballot measures last year, abortion rights have won. Now it’s the Buckeye state’s turn to weigh in.

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Letter to the editor: Push for state referendum on reproductive rights
February 15, 2023

Letter to the editor: Push for state referendum on reproductive rights

The Nov. 7 ballot this fall must include a citizen-initiated referendum to amend our state constitution so that it ensures sensible and equitable reproductive rights for

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Politicians making Ohio women's health a game. Abortion rights can't wait to 2024
February 15, 2023

Politicians making Ohio women’s health a game. Abortion rights can’t wait to 2024

“Simply put, they see the urgent need for action because they know the terrible price of inaction for pregnant and child-bearing Ohioans of all ages.”

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Ohio abortion law meant weeks of ‘anguish,’ ‘agony’ for couple whose unborn child had organs outside her body
February 15, 2023

Ohio abortion law meant weeks of ‘anguish,’ ‘agony’ for couple whose unborn child had organs outside her body

A couple’s unborn baby was diagnosed with deadly condition but Ohio’s laws made abortion nearly impossible

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Will Ohioans Vote on Abortion in 2023?
February 9, 2023

Will Ohioans Vote on Abortion in 2023?

One group plans to file language for a ballot issue this month and start collecting signatures to put abortion issue before voters in November.

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What an Abortion Hotline Reveals About Reproductive Care After Roe
February 8, 2023

What an Abortion Hotline Reveals About Reproductive Care After Roe

Linda Prine, a physician and co-founder of the Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline, describes the new realities for patients in states where the procedure is banned.

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The Worst Judge in America Could Outlaw the Abortion Pill Nationwide. It Gets Worse.
February 8, 2023

The Worst Judge in America Could Outlaw the Abortion Pill Nationwide. It Gets Worse.

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, it promised to “return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”

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Republicans aim to Decimate Abortion Access in post-Roe haven States
February 8, 2023

Republicans aim to Decimate Abortion Access in post-Roe haven States

In North Carolina, GOP leaders say socially conservative Democrats could hold the key to a six-week ban.

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Blown Deadline for Constitutional Amendment Reform Presents Inflection Point for Abortion Rights Ballot Measure
February 8, 2023

Blown Deadline for Constitutional Amendment Reform Presents Inflection Point for Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

Republican lawmakers failed to approve a proposal to make it harder to amend the state constitution before a key deadline last week.

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State Regulations on Abortion depend on Bureaucratic Implementation
February 8, 2023

State Regulations on Abortion depend on Bureaucratic Implementation

A study done by legal and academic researchers found that implementation of abortion regulations in Ohio “have become exceedingly difficult to comply with.”

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The overturn of Roe cost the GOP -- Misogyny is what turns out their base
February 3, 2023

The overturn of Roe cost the GOP — Misogyny is what turns out their base

The Republican National Committee passed a resolution calling for more attacks on reproductive rights.

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Abortion Looks Like Nothing You've Been Told
February 3, 2023

Abortion Looks Like Nothing You’ve Been Told

It’s important to counter medical misinformation related to early pregnancy.

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Despite all the headlines about the procedure, many Americans do not know basic facts about abortions or who gets them. Take the NPR quiz.
January 30, 2023

Many Americans Don’t Know Basic Abortion Facts

Despite all the headlines about the procedure, many Americans do not know basic facts about abortions or who gets them. Take the NPR quiz.

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A Hamilton County judge's decision to block enforcement of a state law that
December 16, 2022

Ohio’s law banning most abortions remains blocked, for now

A Hamilton County judge’s decision to block enforcement of a state law that “largely bans abortion access in Ohio” will stand, for now, an appeals court said in an opinion released Friday.

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Weeks after her miscarriage was confirmed, Christina Zielke started bleeding heavily while on a trip out of town. At an ER in Ohio, she was given tests but no treatment, and discharged soon after, still bleeding. She says she was told the hospital needed proof there was no fetal development.
December 12, 2022

Ohio doctors launch effort to protect reproductive rights in Ohio Constitution

Weeks after her miscarriage was confirmed, Christina Zielke started bleeding heavily while on a trip out of town. At an ER in Ohio, she was given tests but no treatment, and discharged soon after, still bleeding. She says she was told the hospital needed proof there was no fetal development.

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Weeks after her miscarriage was confirmed, Christina Zielke started bleeding heavily while on a trip out of town. At an ER in Ohio, she was given tests but no treatment, and discharged soon after, still bleeding. She says she was told the hospital needed proof there was no fetal development.
November 15, 2022

The ER wouldn’t treat her miscarriage. Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban was in effect.

Weeks after her miscarriage was confirmed, Christina Zielke started bleeding heavily while on a trip out of town. At an ER in Ohio, she was given tests but no treatment, and discharged soon after, still bleeding. She says she was told the hospital needed proof there was no fetal development.

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Women protesting abortion restrictions
November 12, 2022

Advocates grapple with details of potential amendment

More than a thousand people gathered at Market Square in Cleveland on Saturday afternoon, October 2, 2021, to protest laws aimed at women’s reproductive rights, particularly the recent abortion law that was passed in Texas. The march was similar to other marches taking place around the United States in more than 500 cities.

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Justin and Tara still want to have a family, but Ohio’s changing laws make them “nervous” and “unsure” because they “have no idea what the laws [will] look like,” Tara said. “[We’re] just trying to hope that something changes for the better so that we can stay here.”
September 22, 2022

Ohio’s new abortion law forces doctor to fight to protect her patient’s life

Justin and Tara still want to have a family, but Ohio’s changing laws make them “nervous” and “unsure” because they “have no idea what the laws [will] look like,” Tara said. “[We’re] just trying to hope that something changes for the better so that we can stay here.”

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Documents describe dozens of painful situations under Ohio abortion restrictions. At least two more minors made pregnant by sexual assault were forced to leave Ohio to avoid having their rapists’ babies, according to sworn affidavits filed by abortion providers.
September 22, 2022

Affidavits: More pregnant minors who were raped denied Ohio abortions

Documents describe dozens of painful situations under Ohio abortion restrictions. At least two more minors made pregnant by sexual assault were forced to leave Ohio to avoid having their rapists’ babies, according to sworn affidavits filed by abortion providers.

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The case of a 10-year-old girl who had to travel from her home in Ohio to Indiana to receive an abortion after being raped has become national news—and a major political issue following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
July 15, 2022

How a 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Who Traveled for an Abortion Became Part of a Political Firestorm

The case of a 10-year-old girl who had to travel from her home in Ohio to Indiana to receive an abortion after being raped has become national news—and a major political issue following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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