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05.15.19
ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Preterm File Lawsuit Challenging Ohio’s Near Total Abortion Ban
Extreme Law Takes Direct Aim at the Right to Abortion Guaranteed by Roe v. Wade
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Ohio, and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit today challenging a law banning abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Gov. Mike DeWine was the third governor to sign this type of abortion ban into law this year. As of now, a total of Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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04.11.19
ACLU of Ohio to Challenge Total Abortion Ban
Similar Versions of Blatantly Unconstitutional Legislation Stand 0-4 in Federal Court
COLUMBUS- The ACLU of Ohio announced today that it will file a lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 23, legislation that would ban all abortions in the State of Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine is expected to sign the bills in the coming days. The named plaintiff in the lawsuit will be Northeast Ohio based abortion care provider, Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.26.19
ACLU of Ohio Urges Wholesale Rejection of Fetal Tissue Bill; Equates it to Legislative Harassment
COLUMBUS- This morning at 9:30am the ACLU of Ohio will testify before the Senate Health, Human Services & Medicaid Committee to oppose Senate Bill 27, legislation that requires abortion care providers to cremate or bury fetal remains to “honor the unborn.” This bill serves no legitimate medical purpose and is an obvious attempt to make Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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01.30.19
ACLU of Ohio Argues Abortion Rights Case Before Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Law Would Interfere in a Woman’s Personal Health Decisions
CINCINNATI — Today, the ACLU of Ohio asked the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a March 2018 preliminary injunction against an unconstitutional abortion ban. The law criminalizes abortion when one of the woman’s reasons for the abortion is a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The ban, first signed into law by Governor John Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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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