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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOhio Joins the War on Women, Redefines Pregnancy
In the race to cut off women's access to reproductive health services, Ohio appears to be pulling even with Texas. In the Lone Star State, Gov. Rick Perry is calling a special session to pass the antiabortion bill that was dramatically filibustered by state Sen. Wendy Davis. Not to be outdone, Ohio's Republican Gov. John Kasich on Sunday night signed a new, $62 billion* state budget that includes some of the most severe abortion restrictions in the country.
Kasich's budget, as the Toledo Blade reports, prohibits publicly funded hospitals from entering into so-called emergency care transfer agreements with nearby abortion clinics. Clinics need such agreements to care for patients with complications, and of the 12 clinics that provide abortions in Ohio, many may be forced to shut down as a result.
Another provision in Kasich's budget requires that doctors who provide abortions perform a fetal ultrasound and require the mother to listen to or see the heartbeat. Doctors who fail to do so could be prosecuted. The budget redefines a fetus as "developing from the moment of conception" rather than when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus. (Most fertilized eggs leave the body before implanting, meaning many women who were not actually pregnant would now be considered to be have been carrying a "fetus" in Ohio.)
Kasich's budget also sends Planned Parenthood to the end of the line to receive state funding for family planning services, effectively removing $1.4 million in funding. So-called crisis pregnancy centers, which do not provide abortions and have been criticized for providing inaccurate information, will now get state funding.
Kasich's budget, as the Toledo Blade reports, prohibits publicly funded hospitals from entering into so-called emergency care transfer agreements with nearby abortion clinics. Clinics need such agreements to care for patients with complications, and of the 12 clinics that provide abortions in Ohio, many may be forced to shut down as a result.
Another provision in Kasich's budget requires that doctors who provide abortions perform a fetal ultrasound and require the mother to listen to or see the heartbeat. Doctors who fail to do so could be prosecuted. The budget redefines a fetus as "developing from the moment of conception" rather than when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus. (Most fertilized eggs leave the body before implanting, meaning many women who were not actually pregnant would now be considered to be have been carrying a "fetus" in Ohio.)
Kasich's budget also sends Planned Parenthood to the end of the line to receive state funding for family planning services, effectively removing $1.4 million in funding. So-called crisis pregnancy centers, which do not provide abortions and have been criticized for providing inaccurate information, will now get state funding.
For more, see: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/07/ohio-john-kasich-budget-abortion-access
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Ohio Joins the War on Women, Redefines Pregnancy (Original Post)
BainsBane
Jul 2013
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giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)1. I am sooo tired of this bullshit
I really hope ppl take the midterms seriously this time & get these douche bags out of office.
BainsBane
(53,032 posts)2. Absolutely, midterms are crucial
and any election for state office holders. Turnout is key.
William769
(55,146 posts)3. Florida enacted a new law yesterday on abortion.
The war on women lives on.
BainsBane
(53,032 posts)4. Do you have a link?
You could provide?
Thanks.
William769
(55,146 posts)5. I'll have to look for it, it may take me a little while.
William769
(55,146 posts)6. Ok it's not as bad as someone told me it was.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/05/3435248/gov-scott-signs-abortion-law.html
We had 150 new laws go into effect yesterday. Trying to keep up with all of them has not been easy.
We had 150 new laws go into effect yesterday. Trying to keep up with all of them has not been easy.
BainsBane
(53,032 posts)7. I have no problem with that
It's not going to be an issue. Very few abortions are performed late enough for the fetus to survive outside the womb.