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03.14.18
Ohio Court Blocks Abortion Restriction
Law Would Interfere in a Woman’s Personal Health Decisions
CINCINNATI — An Ohio court today blocked a law that would criminalize abortions when one of the woman’s reasons for the abortion is a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The law, which was signed by Governor Kasich in December 2017, had been scheduled to take effect on March 23, 2018. Today’s ruling blocks the law’s Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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02.15.18
Reproductive Rights Advocates File Lawsuit to Challenge Unconstitutional Abortion Ban
CINCINNATI, OH—Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of Preterm Cleveland and a number of other abortion providers in Ohio, challenging a law criminalizing abortions when one of the woman’s reasons for the abortion is a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Governor Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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02.06.18
Ohio Supreme Court Rules to Uphold Abortion Restrictions in Cleveland, Attacks on Reproductive Freedom Continue
COLUMBUS, OH—Today the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the ACLU of Ohio’s client, Preterm, did not have standing to challenge new anti-abortion restrictions that were unconstitutionally inserted into the 2013 – 2014 state budget bill. In a 5-2 ruling the Justices denied the challenge to the restrictions. These restrictions require Preterm and other Ohio abortion Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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12.13.17
ACLU of Ohio Urges Governor Kasich to Veto Unconstitutional Abortion Bill
COLUMBUS, OH. — Today the Ohio Legislature passed a bill that would ban a woman from having an abortion if the woman has reason to believe her fetus has Down syndrome, and would criminalize doctors who knowingly perform these abortions. This bill now awaits review from Governor John Kasich, who may choose to veto or Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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12.06.17
Ohio Lawmakers Must Stop Unconstitutionally Restricting Women’s Reproductive Freedom
COLUMBUS—The ACLU of Ohio opposes two anti-choice bills that will receive hearings on Wednesday, December 6. Senate Bill 164 would criminalize doctors who perform abortions if the woman has reason to believe her fetus has Down syndrome and House Bill 258 would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The ACLU of Ohio has Read more…
Reproductive Freedom