Pro-Choice Ohioans Select Cordray/Sutton
Columbus — In selecting the Cordray/Sutton ticket, Democratic voters in the primary election have nominated pro-choice candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. Rich Cordray will now oppose Republican Mike DeWine, whose anti-abortion views are among the most severe in the nation. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “Our team is focused on one […]
DeWine taking direction from anti-abortion extremists
Columbus — New reporting from AP reporter Julie Carr Smyth has uncovered emails between Paula Westwood, executive director of Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati, and the community liaison at the Ohio Attorney General’s office. These communications steered Mike DeWine’s investigation of Planned Parenthood. While the investigation did not uncover any wrong-doing, it did represent […]
John Kasich and Mike DeWine denying women care in Toledo
Columbus — The all-Republican Supreme Court of Ohio has rejected a motion to reconsider in their ruling against Capital Care Network, despite the clinic having met all transfer agreement requirements. The Ohio Department of Health should reinstate the license for the clinic immediately to ensure continuity of care for women seeking safe and legal abortion […]
DeWine rejecting the Constitution, federal courts, and common sense
Columbus — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will appeal a unanimous decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that blocked John Kasich’s unconstitutional 2016 bill to defund Planned Parenthood. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “Mike DeWine would rather Ohioans suffer in pain and agony from cancer and AIDS than allow Planned […]
Kasich’s Attack on Planned Parenthood Blocked
Cincinnati — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that legislation passed by the Ohio General Assembly and signed by Governor John Kasich to end state funding for Planned Parenthood was unconstitutional. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “Once again, the courts have blocked an ideologically motivated scheme to defund Planned Parenthood. […]
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio announces primary election endorsements
Cleveland — NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, the state’s leading advocate for a woman’s right to choose, today announced their endorsements for the May 8, 2018 primary election. Additional endorsements for the November general election will be announced later this year. All endorsements are listed on our website at https://prochoiceohio.org/2018-endorsements/ For Governor: Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice […]
New legislation: Total Abortion Ban in Ohio
Columbus — New legislation, House Bill 565, was introduced today that would outlaw abortion care in Ohio. This unconstitutional legislation is a clear effort to provide the U.S. Supreme Court with a case to overturn Roe v. Wade. The legislation is sponsored by Representatives Ron Hood and Nino Vitale, who have also supported the six-week […]
Wasteful DeWine Wants to Appeal
Columbus — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has said he will appeal a judge’s preliminary injunction blocking the Down syndrome abortion ban. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “Mike DeWine is wasting tax payer dollars to attack women’s rights, all in a shameless attempt to advance his campaign for governor. The Down syndrome […]
Unconstitutional Abortion Ban Blocked in Ohio
Columbus — Today, Judge Timothy Black of the U.S. District Court’s Southern District of Ohio granted a preliminary injunction against John Kasich’s newest abortion ban. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland: “Judge Black got it right. The Down syndrome abortion ban, violates four and a half decades of legal precedent that says a woman […]
Statement on anti-abortion stance from Bill O’Neill
Columbus — In response to the newly clarified anti-abortion position of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Bill O’Neill, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland released the following statement: “Once a woman has made the decision to end a pregnancy, she needs access to safe and legal abortion care in her community. Any candidate for governor, regardless […]