Ohio's anti-women's health legislators, with solid majorities in both houses of the state legislature, have introduced a barrage of bills that put reproductive health care at risk. Thirteen anti-choice bills have been introduced in Ohio, seven of which were introduced in the first eight weeks of this session. Instead of focusing on the economy, the state legislature has decided to spend their time further restricting Ohio women's access to health care — all while unemployment hovers around 8 percent.
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One of the bills introduced this session in Ohio would effectively ban abortion, even if a woman’s life is in danger. The bill would ban abortion care as early as six weeks — before a woman may even know she’s pregnant. Their intentions are clear: revoke a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions, put politicians between women and their doctors, and restrict women’s access to a safe medical procedure.
Patently unconstitutional and in direct conflict with Roe v. Wade, this bill will cost the state millions to defend in court. Currently, this dangerous proposal has passed the Ohio House and had three public hearings in the state Senate.
But the attacks don’t stop there. Anti-choice activists associated with Personhood USA are circulating petitions to amend Ohio’s constitution. The proposed amendment could ban most birth control methods as well as all abortion care — no exception. Anti-choice petitioners have already started collecting signatures to place the proposed amendment on the statewide ballot in November 2012. Only a decision by the attorney general is keeping it off the ballot — for now.
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These attempts to restrict women’s access to reproductive health care are a result of the 2010 elections, which led to an increase in the anti-choice majority in the state Senate and loss of control of the state House to anti-choice Republicans who picked up 15 seats. Incumbent Governor Ted Strickland, a pro-choice Democrat, was defeated by former U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich, an anti-choice Republican, who has some of the lowest approval ratings in the country.
Anti-abortion activists want to bring 'personhood' fight to Ohio ballot
Aaron Marshall, Plain Dealer, 12/1/11
The number of patients Planned Parenthood served in Ohio in 2010.
The number of lifesaving cancer screenings by Planned Parenthood in 2010 that allow women in Ohio to live safe and healthy lives.
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