There are new numbers out showing the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Ohio saw a decrease in abortions by 65% from April to August.
Ohio instituted a six-week abortion ban immediately following the Dobbs decision in June. In September, a Hamilton Common Pleas judge placed a hold on Ohio’s six-week ban, which Attorney General Dave Yost is appealing. For now, abortion in Ohio is legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Abortion access has been a key topic of discussion in Ohio’s midterm elections. On Cincinnati Edition, we take a look at Ohio’s declining abortion numbers, plus other top stories.
Guests:
- Jessie Balmert, Ohio Bureau reporter, USA Today Network
- Scott Wartman, regional politics reporter, The Cincinnati Enquirer
- Becca Costello, local government reporter, WVXU
- Nick Swartsell, general assignment reporter and Cincinnati Edition assistant producer, WVXU
- Zack Carreon, reporter, WVXU
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