Ohio Law Bans Abortions at 20 Weeks

2,030 Babies Saved from Abortion in Ohio After Three Abortion Clinics Close Down 9/2/15

A new report from Ohio shows abortions there are at historic lows and 4,551 babies were saved by abortion in the last year alone after three Ohio abortion clinics either closed down or stopped doing abortions.

 

Today, the Ohio Department of Health released the 2014 Ohio Abortion Report, revealing an 8.7 percent drop in abortions in 2014.  This marks the lowest level since 1976, when record-keeping first began, and is almost 25 percent lower than 2010 levels (28,123 abortions). The new Ohio health department report shows 21,186 abortions on unborn babies in 2014, which is down from 23,216 abortions in 2013 — showing 2,030 babies saved from abortions compared to the year before.

 

Mike Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life, told LifeNews.com that he credits new pro-life provisions in the state budget and the closing of three abortion clinics in 2014 for helping lower the number of abortions.

 

“While our work is not yet complete, it is comforting to know that our pro-life initiatives are working in Ohio,” he said. “More and more babies are alive today because of the leadership of Governor Kasich and our pro-life legislature. Ohio Right to Life will continue to advance its strategic legislative plan to help pregnant women and their children, both born and unborn. The nation continues to watch Ohio and learn from our collective efforts to hold the abortion industry accountable and to put women and their children first.”

 

In 2014, three abortion facilities closed across Ohio or stopped performing surgical abortions. Since 2010, half of the state’s abortion facilities have been shuttered or closed voluntarily.

 

http://zionica.com/2015/09/03/2030-babies-saved-from-abortion-in-ohio-after-three-abortion-clinics-close-down/

An Ohio legislative committee today voted to approve a significant piece of pro-life legislation — the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.B. 117 and S.B. 127). The bill prohibits abortions in Ohio at the point at which unborn babies can feel pain, which is as early as 20 weeks gestation.

 

http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/24/ohio-senate-committee-passes-pro-life-bill-to-ban-abortions-after-20-weeks/