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Republican-led states push new abortion medication restrictions as bipartisan and Democratic lawmakers advance bills to expand contraceptive access across several states.
Ohio lawmakers debate a bill requiring doctors to read a state-scripted liability statement before prescribing mifepristone, as Democrats cite voter-approved abortion protections.
Nearly 200 anti-abortion bills introduced in 29 states target medication abortion access, with Indiana and South Carolina advancing legislation allowing residents to sue pill providers for $100,000 or more.
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted opposed the abortion pill during a U.S. Senate hearing, as doctors and advocates defended mifepristone’s safety and warned of new Ohio abortion restrictions.
An Ohio appeals court refused to fully undo the state’s 2019 abortion law, but left intact a ruling that permanently struck down Ohio’s six-week abortion ban after voters approved reproductive rights.
Ohio lawmakers are preparing new abortion legislation in 2026, with Republicans seeking restrictions and Democrats pushing to align state law with voters’ approval of reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution.
Reproductive rights attorneys and the ACLU of Ohio are asking the state Supreme Court to force the Ohio Department of Health to release records on the Toledo Women’s Center after repeated denials of public-records requests.
Opponents of Ohio’s Baby Olivia Act say the mandated fetal-development video is medically inaccurate and highlights the state’s lack of comprehensive sex-education standards.
A new Republican-backed bill in the Ohio Senate would require doctors who prescribe abortion medication to tell patients they can sue them, a move critics say could frighten both patients and providers. Medical experts call the legislation unnecessary and misleading, noting that abortion pills are safe and already subject to informed consent laws.
Voters across multiple states supported Democrats who back abortion rights in Tuesday’s elections, including historic wins by Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey. Pennsylvania voters also retained three Democratic justices likely to hear future abortion cases, underscoring the continued importance of reproductive rights at the ballot box.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio will cut up to 15 staff positions amid steep declines in patients and funding tied to federal restrictions on Medicaid reimbursements. The organization says the loss of Medicaid support is forcing painful reductions that will limit access to critical preventive health care for thousands of Ohioans.
Planned Parenthood facilities in Ohio have notified the Ohio Department of Medicaid they will fight against the state’s proposal to take away funding that comes from that department. Clinics across…
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region are challenging the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s decision to ban them from Medicaid. Both Planned Parenthood centers are requesting…