Health Care
If abortion measure fails, Ohioans on parole and probation could face graver restrictions
When Ohioans go to the polls on Nov. 7 to vote on Issue 1, which would establish a constitutional right to abortion in the state, they will do so having already experienced what severe restrictions on abortion access look like. After the Supreme Court removed federal protections for abortion in its Dobbs decision last June, the state’s attorney general immediately […]
White House, Pennsylvania senator urge Congress to pass emergency anti-opioid funding
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s top drug policy expert and Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Wednesday pressed Congress to approve billions in emergency funding to address opioid addiction. “We still have a ways to go to get it through the heads of people here in Washington about how important it is to vote […]
National study shows Ohio suffers from health disparities, impacting voting ability
An analysis of the connection between health outcomes and voting disparities shows Ohio is suffering from barriers to both health and voting access. The nonpartisan coalition Healthy Democracy Healthy People, with researchers from the Network for Public Health Law, updated its Health & Democracy Index this month to compare 12 “public health indicators” and voter […]
Ohio vote by mail applications due Tuesday for election on abortion, marijuana
The deadline to apply to vote by mail for the Nov. 7 election in Ohio is Tuesday evening. In this election, voters will decide on local issues and candidates, like city council members, and statewide Issue 1 and Issue 2. Issue 1 is the amendment to protect access to abortion and contraception, while Issue 2 would legalize recreational marijuana. […]
Doctor suing FDA recruited to scientific advisory board to ‘repurpose’ abortion pill
One of the anti-abortion doctors suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to rescind its 2000 approval of a medication abortion regimen on the basis that one of the drugs is dangerous is now consulting on the development of a breast cancer treatment that involves the same drug: mifepristone. It is the family doctor’s latest […]
For some religious Ohioans, Issue 1 about autonomy more than beliefs
Religious variations abound in the state of Ohio, and some members of different churches are taking what they’ve learned in their lives and through decades of experience into the ballot box as they vote on Issue 1, the reproductive rights constitutional amendment. For Catholics like Alexandra Belcher and Jennifer Perry, Issue 1 is a choice […]
Medical students: Strict abortion limits will drive doctors away from Ohio
A chorus of medical students and other future health professionals is trying to get the word out that re-enactment of harsh abortion restrictions will erode their numbers in Ohio, which already suffer from one of greatest numbers of care deserts in the country. More than 500 students of the health professions attending Ohio universities signed […]
What is Ohio Issue 1? We explain the proposed abortion rights amendment
For advocates on each side of the abortion debate, this November is likely the most important Ohio election in state history. We break down what you need to know about Issue 1 — the reproductive rights amendment. “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety” would allow every person to have the […]
Long-fought abortion battle in Ohio could end with Issue 1 amendment or with six-week ban
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series looking at the language of Ohio Issue 1 and the reproductive rights it would impact. The full language of the amendment can be found here. Before Issue 1 was fully realized as a ballot initiative, Ohio Republicans met at last year’s March for Life, talking about the […]
Sick of insurance providers dropping coverage of your meds? This Ohio bill would stop that
A new bipartisan bill in the Ohio House would stop insurance providers from dropping coverage of medications in the middle of a patient’s yearly plan. Right now, that’s totally legal — and causing problems for many people across the state. Weeks after getting locked into her health insurance plan, Natalie Hastings was surprised to learn […]
“I just wish we had the magic wand.” Hundreds of Ohio veterans face obstacles to stable housing
The Veterans Affairs’ national call center for homeless veterans is 877-424-3838. After fighting to serve and protect our country, hundreds of veterans are homeless in Ohio. There are an estimated 633 homeless veterans in Ohio, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2022 annual homeless assessment report. “There should be no homeless […]
Ohio Issue 1: Attacks on parental rights do not appear in amendment
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series looking at the language of Ohio Issue 1 and the reproductive rights it would impact. The full language of the amendment can be found here. The topic of parental rights does not appear in Ohio Issue 1 on the ballot Nov. 7. There is no mention […]