Roe V. Wade

The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court has emboldened Christian Nationalists. We’ll address Christian Nationalists' vision for America and the threat they, and other extremist groups, pose to democracy.

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

After the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, some Yellow Springs residents reached out to the Yellow Springs Pharmacy. They were worried about access to birth control. Now, the pharmacy has a solution.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley is working to put together a coalition to mount a petition initiative to put the abortion rights of Roe v. Wade in Ohio's constitution. Polling suggests it could be passed by voters.

Planned Parenthood said in the past week they've had to turn away "hundreds" of people whose pregnancies had advanced beyond the six-week cutoff, which is typically when cardiac activity can first be detected.

The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected the request to put the state's newly imposed abortion ban on hold until the court hears arguments in the lawsuit filed challenging the state's "heartbeat" law.

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade and allowed states to regulate abortion once again, just like they could back in 1973. In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss what this means for a state whose leaders strongly oppose abortion rights. Jo Ingles, a reporter for the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau, joins the show.

There are empty shelves at some pharmacies as people stock up on emergency contraception pills that are designed to be used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy.

A study published by Duke University Press found that with less abortion access, there will likely be a disproportionate increase in deaths of Black women in childbirth.

Ohio's new ban on abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy has renewed concerns about the accessibility of health care services and birth control, especially for low-income Ohioans.