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04.13.21
Federal Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling, Allows Ohio Lawmakers to Punish Doctors for Providing Abortion Care Based on Patient’s Reason
The law punishes doctors with a felony charge for providing an abortion if the doctor knows the patient sought the abortion because of a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis
CINCINNATI – The full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an en banc ruling today, reversing a 2018 district court and a 2019 Sixth Circuit three judge panel decision in Preterm v. McCloud, upholding an Ohio law banning abortion if the doctor performing the procedure learns the patient is obtaining an abortion based on a Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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04.05.21
Ohio Judge Blocks Enforcement of Fetal Tissue Disposal Law, Preserving Access to Abortion
CINCINNATI – Today, an Ohio judge granted a preliminary injunction, temporarily halting enforcement of a fetal tissue disposal requirement which was signed into law by Governor DeWine in December of last year. This decision follows a lawsuit filed last month by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the ACLU, ACLU of Ohio, along with Fanon A. Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.09.21
Reproductive Rights Groups Ask Court To Prevent Enforcement of Fetal Tissue Disposal Law Until Ohio Department of Health Issues Regulations On How to Comply
CINCINNATI – Today, the ACLU, ACLU of Ohio, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, along with Fanon A. Rucker of The Cochran Firm-OH, filed a complaint in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas requesting a court order that Ohio abortion providers not be exposed to penalties under Senate Bill 27, with which compliance is impossible Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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12.09.20
ACLU of Ohio Urges Governor DeWine to Veto Radical Abortion Bill, SB 27
COLUMBUS – Today the Ohio Legislature passed Senate Bill 27, an unconstitutional bill that would require abortion clinics to provide burial or cremation for fetal and embryonic tissue. Like all of Ohio’s healthcare providers, abortion clinics already follow strict state-regulated procedures for the safe and appropriate handling of all biological tissue. This bill now awaits Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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04.24.20
Federal Court Preserves Abortion Access in Ohio During COVID-19 Pandemic
COLUMBUS – Today, a federal court extended relief for Ohio patients by continuing to block the Ohio Department of Health from using its COVID-19 order to ban abortion access. This ruling means Ohio patients will continue to be able to access abortion services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Statement from Jessie Hill, cooperating attorney, ACLU of Read more…
Reproductive Freedom