Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom has retained Mission Control, Inc., to be the General Consultant to oversee campaign strategy for the initiative to place a measure on the ballot to amend the Ohio Constitution to explicitly protect reproductive freedom for all Ohioans.

Today, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Abortion Fund of Ohio (formerly Women Have Options (WHO/O)) defeated the City of Lebanon, Ohio’s attempt to keep an expansive, criminal prohibition on “aiding” and “abetting” people seeking to access legal abortion services.

The ACLU also has asked the court to deny the plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction, which would bar transgender students from access to restrooms matching their gender identity.

The First District Court of Appeals denied the State’s request to take up the appeal of the preliminary injunction granted by the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in providers’ challenge to Ohio’s six-week abortion ban.

The Ohio Voter Rights Coalition (OVRC), along with the A. Philip Randolph Institute, NAACP, Faith in Public Life, and the Ohio Council of Churches, sent a letter to Governor DeWine urging him to veto House Bill 458.

Today we announce the coalition, Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom, formed by the ACLU of Ohio, Abortion Fund of Ohio, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, Ohio Women’s Alliance, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, Preterm-Cleveland, Pro-Choice Ohio, and URGE.

The ACLU of Ohio has been an outspoken opponent of this misguided effort, and encouraged voters to reject Issue 1.

The ACLU of Ohio, Equality Ohio and TransOhio unveiled the second iteration of the Transgender Spotlight multimedia series, shining a light on the vibrancy and joy of the trans and gender non-conforming community.

The Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas announced that it will grant abortion providers’ and advocates’ request for a preliminary injunction (PI) against Senate Bill 23 (S.B. 23), a law banning abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy in Ohio.