Articles About reproductive rights

• Ohio Special Election | State Republicans push Issue 1

  By Cheryl DurgansJuly 7, 2023

  

  In a special statewide election on Tuesday, Aug. 8, Ohio voters will approve or reject a proposed ballot initiative that will make it harder to amend the Ohio state constitution.

• State court blocks six-week abortion ban

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 2, 2022

  

  On Sept. 14, the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas placed a 14-day restraining order on Senate Bill 23, the six-week abortion ban that outlaws abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

• Village Council denounces Roe v. Wade decision

  By Jessica ThomasJuly 16, 2022

  

  Village Council formally dissented from the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, as well as established the Village’s intention to de-prioritize enforcing state laws that criminalize abortions.

• SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade, Yellow Springs responds

  By Jessica ThomasJuly 7, 2022

  

  In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that affirmed the right to an abortion.

• Feminist Health Fund receives large donation

  By Lauren ShowsJune 22, 2022

  

  Last week, members of the nonprofit Feminist Health Fund met with members of the giving group 100 Women Making a Difference in Greene County, to accept a large donation of $12,600.

• Alley event to support women’s rights

  By Megan BachmanAugust 25, 2011

  

  Legislative attacks on women’s reproductive rights are pushing them “back in the alley,” according to organizers of a local event to protest state and federal efforts to limit abortion.