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Supporter of Ohio's reproductive rights amendment that was passed by voters holds a sign at the Ohio Statehouse before the November 2023 vote

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Many Ohio abortion clinics have done away with 24-hour waiting period due to a recent court ruling

Jo Ingles

On Friday, a Franklin County judge blocked the state law that demanded patients wait 24 hours before getting abortions.

This Feb, 25, 2020 file photo show the Preterm building, the busiest abortion clinic in Ohio, in Cleveland. Officials in Texas and Ohio are taking steps aimed at banning most abortions during this phase of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Abortion Providers Sue Ohio Over Fetal Remains Disposal Law

Julie Carr Smyth

Abortion clinics are suing the state of Ohio to block a recent law requiring that fetal remains from surgical abortions be cremated or buried.Clinics,…

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Coronavirus In Ohio: Judge Again Blocks State From Banning Surgical Abortions

Gabe Rosenberg

A federal judge on Thursday denied a request to throw out a temporary restraining order that blocks Ohio from banning surgical abortions during the…

Abortion-rights activists stand in protest on Dec. 13, 2017, in the Ohio Senate chamber in Columbus, after passage of a bill banning abortions in cases of a Down syndrome diagnosis. On Thursday, the ACLU filed suit on behalf of providers in a bid to halt the law's enactment.

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ACLU Sues To Halt 'Unconstitutional' Down Syndrome Abortion Law In Ohio

Amy Held

The suit, filed on behalf of several abortion providers, is a bid to block a controversial law that punishes providers when there is any "reason to believe that an unborn child has Down syndrome."