Rally for Abortion Access in Toledo held outside ProMedica hospital
Toledo — This afternoon, Toledoans supporting the city’s only remaining abortion provider, Capital Care Network, rallied outside ProMedica’s flagship Toledo Hospital. Their message is a plea for ProMedica CEO Randy Oostra or St. Luke’s Hospital CEO Dan Wakeman to sign the transfer agreement the clinic needs to satisfy a medically-unnecessary regulatory demand forced up them […]
Toledo Women Abandoned by Politicized State Supreme Court
Toledo — The Republican-majority Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled against Toledo’s only abortion provider, Capital Care Network. Today’s decision in Capital Care Network of Toledo v. Ohio Dept. of Health abandons 45 years of case law in favor of John Kasich’s anti-abortion agenda. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “Once a woman […]
Ohio Senate to vote on unconstitutional abortion restriction
Columbus — For the second time in two months, the Ohio Senate will vote on an unconstitutional restriction on abortion providers. Today’s vote to force women to cremate or bury fetal tissue is a proposal specifically addressed in the same Indiana court ruling that also blocked the Indiana version of the Down syndrome abortion ban […]
New Year, New Unconstitutional Bill
Columbus — Fresh from the last unconstitutional abortion ban bill signing in Ohio, a state senate committee today voted to approve a new unconstitutional abortion restriction. Just like House Bill 214, Senate Bill 28 is also an idea that has already been blocked by a federal judge in Indiana. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Deputy Director Jaime […]
Kasich signs bill already blocked in Indiana
Columbus — John Kasich has signed his 20th anti-abortion attack into law, HB 214. In doing so, he has ignored the clear ruling of the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, which issued a permanent injunction on that state’s Down syndrome abortion ban just 92 days ago, on September 22, 2017. NARAL Pro-Choice […]
Kasich Can’t Be A Moderate With This Record
Columbus — The Ohio Senate passed the House version of the Down syndrome abortion ban, HB 214. The bill now goes to Gov. Kasich for consideration. As with the Senate version of the bill, SB 164, passed in the chamber earlier this year, today’s 20 – 12 vote was not along party lines, with Republicans […]
All current Ohio abortion ban bills unconstitutional
Columbus — On Wednesday, December 13, the Ohio General Assembly could be voting on any number of abortion bans currently moving in the legislature. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “We can drop all the pretense — the bills being promoted by anti-choice extremists are not looking to protect the interest of Ohioans. […]
Ohio Legislature Poised to Block Women’s Access to Physicians
Columbus — The Ohio House Health Committee has scheduled a rare single hearing and committee vote on Senate Bill 164 for Wednesday, December 6. During the same committee hearing, they will also be receiving witness testimony against the six-week abortion ban, House Bill 258, also known as the “Heartbeat Bill.” Speaking about SB 164, the […]
Abortion Access Toledo delivers petitions to ProMedica CEO
Toledo —This afternoon, pro-choice Toledoans delivered a petition signed by 5,000 activists to ProMedica CEO Randy Oostra. If ProMedica continues to refuse to sign a transfer agreement with Capital Care Network, Toledo could lose its only remaining abortion provider. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “I know ProMedica would prefer to remain […]
Unconstitutional Abortion Ban Receives Bi-Partisan Opposition
Columbus — On a 20-12 vote, the Ohio Senate approved their version of the Down syndrome abortion ban, Senate Bill 164. Three Republican senators — Matt Dolan, Gayle Manning, and Stephanie Kunze — joined the full Democratic caucus in opposing the bill. The Senate action follows a separate vote on matching legislation by the Ohio […]