abortion

Ohio Senate Passes Bill Requiring Burial Or Cremation Of Fetal Remains

By • Mar 28, 2019
Abortion protesters at the Ohio Statehouse.
Jo Ingles / Statehouse News Bureau

The Ohio Senate has passed a bill that requires remains of some abortions be buried or cremated.

Federal Judge Blocks North Carolina Ban On Abortions Later Than 20 Weeks

By • Mar 27, 2019

A law making it harder for women in North Carolina to get an abortion after 20 weeks is unconstitutional, a federal judge has declared.

The law, which had been on the books since 1973, banned abortion after 20 weeks with only certain exceptions to protect the life of the mother. A 2015 amendment tightened those exceptions, criminalizing abortion unless the woman's life or a "major bodily function" were at immediate risk. Pro-abortion rights groups challenged the law, and on Monday U.S. District Judge William Osteen sided with them.

Ohio Health Department To Cut Planned Parenthood Funding Next Month

By • Mar 22, 2019
Jim Salter / Associated Press

The Ohio Department of Health has begun notifying grant recipients that public funding will halt next month for any organizations tied to abortion services.

'Heartbeat Bill' Abortion Ban Passes Ohio Senate

By & • Mar 14, 2019
Abortion protesters at the Ohio Statehouse.
Jo Ingles / Statehouse News Bureau

The Ohio Senate has passed the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” SB 23, which bans an abortion when a viable heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks. If passed, it would be one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the country.

Federal Appeals Court Allows Ohio To Defund Planned Parenthood

By Dan Sewell • Mar 12, 2019
Jim Salter / Associated Press

A divided federal appeals court Tuesday upheld an Ohio anti-abortion law that blocks public money for Planned Parenthood.

Trump's Overhaul Of Federal Family Planning Program Faces Multiple Lawsuits

By • Mar 6, 2019

Days after its official publication, a new Trump administration rule dramatically overhauling the federal Title X family planning program is facing multiple legal challenges.

First Woman Appointed To Lead Ohio Department Of Health

By • Feb 27, 2019
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine introduces Dr. Amy Acton as director of Ohio Dept of Health, filling out his cabinet.
Karen Kasler / Ohio Public Radio

Gov. Mike DeWine has filled the final position open in his cabinet, which is likely the most diverse in state history. Amy Acton, his pick to lead the Ohio Department of Health, has decades of experience as a doctor and administrator.

Trump Administration Announces Sweeping Changes To Federal Family Planning Program

By • Feb 22, 2019

The Trump administration has issued its final draft of a rule that makes sweeping changes to Title X, the federal program that provides birth control and other reproductive health services to millions of low-income Americans.

Latest Version Of 'Heartbeat Bill' Could Move Quickly

By • Feb 22, 2019
This photo taken June 5, 2012, outside the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, shows a large balloon in support of the "Heartbeat Bill."
Ann Sanner / Associated Press

The "Heartbeat Bill" abortion ban is on its fifth try through the legislature, after being passed and vetoed in the lame duck session.

Planned Parenthood Sues Ohio Over New Abortion Restriction

By & Associated Press • Feb 15, 2019
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press

Planned Parenthood has sued Ohio over a law that bans dilation and evacuation abortions, one of the most common abortion methods.

'Heartbeat Bill' Goes Before Ohio Senate Committee

By • Feb 14, 2019
This photo taken June 5, 2012, outside the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, shows a large balloon in support of the "Heartbeat Bill."
Ann Sanner / Associated Press

Almost eight years to the day that it was first proposed, the "Heartbeat Bill" six-week abortion ban has been introduced at the Statehouse again. This time it appears to be starting in the Senate.

'Heartbeat Bill' Back Before Ohio Lawmakers

By KANTELE FRANKO • Feb 12, 2019
This photo taken June 5, 2012, outside the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, shows a large balloon in support of the "Heartbeat Bill."
Ann Sanner / Associated Press

Republican lawmakers in Ohio proposed again on Monday one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the nation, and this time around, they have the governor's support.

Supreme Court Stops Louisiana Abortion Law From Being Implemented

By , & • Feb 7, 2019

Updated at 10:55 p.m. ET

The Supreme Court, divided 5-4, has temporarily blocked implementation of a Louisiana abortion law nearly identical to the Texas law the high court struck down in 2016. The court's action, however, is only a pause.

It allows abortion-rights proponents time to bring an appeal to a newly constituted conservative court majority that may nonetheless be willing to reverse course dramatically on the subject of abortion.

'Heartbeat Bill' Not Top Priority For Ohio House, Speaker Says

By • Feb 4, 2019
This photo taken June 5, 2012, outside the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, shows a large balloon in support of the "Heartbeat Bill."
Ann Sanner / Associated Press

The leader of the Ohio House says the controversial “Heartbeat Bill,” which bans abortion at the point a fetal heartbeat is detected, is not a priority for the new session. But Speaker Larry Householder says lawmakers still want to pass it. 

'Heartbeat Bill' Returns

By & • Jan 31, 2019
This photo taken June 5, 2012, outside the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, shows a large balloon in support of the "Heartbeat Bill."
Ann Sanner / Associated Press

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss why a "Heartbeat Bill" that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected garnered new support this week. Ohio State law professor Marc Spindelman joins the show.

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