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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
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03.30.20
Hours After Abortion Providers Sue Ohio, Judge Grants Emergency Relief for Patients Seeking Abortions
Ohio is one of five states to be sued after exploiting COVID-19 pandemic to ban abortions
COLUMBUS – Today, just hours after Ohio abortion providers — including Preterm, Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, Women’s Med Group Professional Corporation, and Northeast Ohio Women’s Center — asked a federal court for relief, the court granted their request for a temporary restraining order to allow abortion procedures to continue for Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.30.20
Ohio Abortion Providers File Emergency Lawsuit to Preserve Essential Abortion Procedures During Pandemic
Anti-abortion activists created dangerous political distraction amidst COVID-19 pandemic to cut off abortion access
COLUMBUS — Today, abortion providers in Ohio, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Ohio, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America along with local Ohio lawyers, took emergency legal action to ensure that they can remain open to provide time-sensitive, essential abortion care to patients. The legal action seeks immediate relief to Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.11.20
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments in Case Challenging Ohio Abortion Ban, Preterm v. Himes
CINCINNATI, OH – The en banc Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today in Preterm-Cleveland v. Himes, a case challenging an Ohio law that would ban abortion if even part of the patient’s reason for seeking the abortion is a fetal diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Every court in the country to consider such Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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01.28.20
ACLU of Ohio Launches Statewide Billboard Campaign with One Message: Abortion Is Still Legal In Ohio
OHIO – This week the ACLU of Ohio placed a series of billboards across the state with one simple message: Abortion is still legal in Ohio. These ten billboards will appear in the following eight cities for the next six weeks: Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Toledo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Wheeling. “One of the many unfortunate Read more…
Reproductive Freedom