Susan Tebben

New Ohio legislation that would require doctors to read a legal statement specifically before performing medication abortions is dangerous for patients and could create a new barrier to constitutionally protected abortion care, experts say.

With child care access already considered a crisis in Ohio, the state’s Head Start locations are facing their own challenges, including closure, as the federal government shutdown continues.

An Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliate is planning to cut staff for the second time, citing a significant drop-off in patients after Medicaid recipients were cut off from the clinic's care.

A new map was introduced Thursday at the second meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, one that leaders say was a compromise between the Democrats and Republicans on the commission. A vote could happen at the meeting scheduled for Friday morning.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passed a congressional map in a Friday morning meeting, increasing Republican advantage in the state 12-3 and blocking a referendum effort.

The leaders of multiple child care businesses in Ohio urged state lawmakers once again to support measures to boost child care in the state, including for workers who provide child care.

Congressional Democrats from Ohio say they’re still fighting to keep health care for Ohioans as a government shutdown and stalemate continues on Capitol Hill.

Facing an Oct. 31 deadline to adopt a new congressional redistricting map, the Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet for the first time this month on Tuesday.

Ohio is nearly halfway to the next constitutional deadline for congressional redistricting, and so far no public movement to reconvene the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been made.

Ohio reproductive rights providers and advocates are keeping an eye on federal discussions about a longtime FDA-approved drug used in medication abortion, while maintaining a resolute message in a state with constitutional protections for abortion.