abortion laws

Political scientists weigh in on how having abortion rights and legal marijuana on the same statewide Ohio ballot this November might affect the outcome of both issues.

Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said lawmakers cannot agree on language needed to clarify the existing abortion ban, which is on hold by a court for being too vague.

Dr. Caitlin Bernard has threatened to sue Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita for "false and misleading statements" he made after she provided a medication abortion for the girl from Ohio.

In the aftermath of overturning Roe v. Wade, how will right-to-life groups be planning to support women who have to carry unplanned pregnancies to term? We’ll look at the work being done by crisis pregnancy centers and the impact they could have in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited a downtown Cincinnati Starbucks Friday and spoke with employees who recently voted to unionize. After visiting with the Starbucks employees, Brown took questions from the media on a variety of topics, ranging from the economy to the Brent Spence Bridge.

Politicians who support abortion rights pointed to the case of a 10-year-old pregnant girl who was raped as an example that abortion bans are too extreme, while Republicans blamed the media and abortion rights advocates for fabricating a story that turned out to be true.

Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, touts endorsements from abortion rights groups while Republican U.S. Senate nominee J.D. Vance has the support of anti-abortion organizations.

After the Indianapolis Star reported on a 10-year-old Ohio rape survivor who had to travel to Indiana for an abortion, politicians didn't waste time politicizing the story. In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown talk about how many Republicans were quick to call the story "fake news."

A man has been charged in Ohio with the rape of a 10-year-old girl whose case drew national attention when a doctor said the child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion because of new restrictions in her home state.

The order will create a new task force on reproductive health care and to coordinate additional steps to help people access abortions.