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11.13.19
Ohio Department of Health Grants License to Last Dayton-Area Abortion Clinic
DAYTON, Ohio — In a win for abortion access in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) granted a license to Women’s Med Center, the last abortion clinic in the Dayton area, today. After a weeks-long legal battle, the clinic can now resume providing surgical abortion services. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Read more…
Women's Rights
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10.29.19
Last Abortion Provider in Dayton, Ohio Area Seeks Emergency Court Order to Block Abortion Clinic Regulations
DAYTON, Ohio — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio, and attorney Jennifer Branch sought an emergency court order today on behalf of Women’s Med Center, the last clinic in the Dayton area. The motion seeks to block a restriction that has forced the clinic to stop providing surgical abortions. The law requires Read more…
Women's Rights
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10.11.19
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Block on Law Banning Abortion Based on Patient’s Reason
CINCINNATI — today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 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. This ruling follows oral arguments which occurred on January 30th, 2019 before a federal three-judge panel comprised Read more…
Women's Rights
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08.20.19
ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Preterm File Motion for Permanent Injunction in Case Challenging Ohio’s Near Total Abortion Ban
COLUMBUS – Today, August 20, the ACLU of Ohio and others filed a motion in the Southern District of Ohio asking the Court to enter a permanent injunction against the near-total abortion ban signed by Governor DeWine in April of this year. A federal judge temporarily blocked the ban from taking effect on July 3, Read more…
Women's Rights
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07.03.19
Judge Blocks Ohio’s Near Total Abortion Ban
CINCINNATI- Today a federal judge temporarily blocked an Ohio law that would have banned abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before most women know they are pregnant. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Ohio, and Planned Parenthood brought this lawsuit on behalf of Preterm-Cleveland and other abortion clinics in the Read more…
Women's Rights