NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Sponsors Toledo Billboard

Toledo — NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation has sponsored a billboard supporting the patients, volunteers, and staff members at reproductive health care facilities in the city. The billboard is at the corner of N. Haven Ave. and W. Sylvania Ave. in Toledo, one block from Capital Care Network, the city’s last remaining abortion clinic. An image […]

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio joins forces with the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

Columbus — Two of the state’s leading pro-choice organizations — NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (ORCRC) — recently launched a formal partnership to advance reproductive freedom for Ohio women. “Too often, religion is used to shame and stigmatize people who have had an abortion or use contraceptives. That is […]

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Statement on Senate Health Care Vote

Columbus — Today, Sen. Rob Portman joined Senate Republicans to move forward on their healthcare proposal, the first step in their reckless efforts to dismantle our nation’s healthcare system.   NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland issued the following statement in response: “Sen. Portman let Ohio down today. By ramming through an extreme proposal […]

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio responds to Ohio Right to Life endorsement criteria

Columbus — Today’s statement by Ohio Right to Life demonstrates that this extremist group asks elected officials to side with their anti-woman agenda instead of the citizens they are sworn to serve.   NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “This new low standard in the Ohio Right to Life endorsement criteria further solidifies […]

Ohio Senate Passes Unconstitutional Abortion Method Ban

Columbus — Ignoring the US Constitution and the advice of Ohio physicians, the state senate has passed Senate Bill 145, the Abortion Method Ban, which blocks the safest, most common abortion procedure.   NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Deputy Director Jaime Miracle said: “This ban forces women seeking an abortion to seek out less-safe procedures, but today […]

Ohio to Give Anti-Abortion Groups $1,000,000

Columbus — Tuesday night, the Ohio House and Senate’s budget conference committee increased the funding allocated to so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) that lie to women about options during a pregnancy. Anti-abortion CPCs now stand to receive $1,000,000 over the two-year budget cycle. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “So-called crisis pregnancy centers […]

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Opposes Abortion Method Ban

Columbus — For a second time this month, women dressed in costumes from The Handmaid’s Tale appeared in committee in the Ohio Statehouse to protest an unconstitutional abortion ban. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to pass Senate Bill 145, the Abortion Method Ban. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Deputy Director Jaime Miracle testified: “Ohio’s […]

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio urges withdraw of state funds for “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”

Columbus — The Ohio Senate Committee on Finance released the newest version of the state budget bill. Substitute House Bill 49 has been amended to add $400,000 to the Parenting and Pregnancy Program, bringing the total allocation to $600,000 over the biennium. This public fund pays so-called “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” (CPCs) that lie to women […]

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio statement on Black Pride 4 protest

Columbus — NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio cherishes Ohio’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer communities, and Ohio’s diverse communities of color. We are working to build a state where everyone has the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions and determine if, when, and with whom they have children or create a family. Black […]

Handmaids Protest Abortion Method Ban

Columbus — During this morning’s meeting of the Judiciary Committee in the Ohio Senate, sixteen women protested silently, dressed in red robes and white hoods. Inspired by women in Texas and across the nation, the protest was against Senate Bill 145, the “Abortion Method Ban.” The women were dressed in character from The Handmaid’s Tale, […]

Issue 1 Passes with an overwhelming majority!

We did it! Abortion and other reproductive care services are now protected in the Ohio Constitution! Support Pro-Choice Ohio’s continued work to ensure safe and equitable abortion care for all Ohioans.