2021 was a frenetic year for the state of abortion law in Ohio.
The year saw an introduction of a Texas-style abortion ban, a bill outlawing the procedure if Roe v. Wade is overturned, local ordinances, stays by judges, and new lawsuits.
Just one new Ohio abortion law is in effect at year's end- a prohibition on abortions based on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome upheld by a federal appellate court. Other abortion-related measures are either blocked, pending or awaiting action.
Several abortion-related pieces of legislation could resurface suddenly during 2022's lame-duck session. Of four potential local bans on the procedure, only one stands.
