The Morning After from Pro-Choice Ohio: Recent Episodes
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Each Thursday, the staff of Pro-Choice Ohio discuss reproductive rights, health care policy, and sexual politics.
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This week, our rockstar Summer 2021 intern class hopped on Instagram Live to discuss what the reproductive rights movement means to them. Featuring: Ariana Leandry, Kaitlyn Plummer, and Giana Formica.
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This week, our Deputy Director Jaime Miracle sat down with Jasmine Henderson, Director of Policy & Social Impact with the Ohio Women's Alliance, and Rev. Terry Williams, Faith Organizer for the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
The trio discussed terrible legislation pending in the Ohio Statehouse to punish people for expressing their first amendment rights through protest. This legislation is nothing more than a transparent attempt to stifle Ohioans’ voices and make it harder for Ohioans to organize protests that Republicans don’t agree with.
Learn more about these bills at https://uujo.org/take-action/our-voices-together-pro-democracy-action/ and https://www.facebook.com/takeactionforoh/.
Visit https://www.ohiowomensalliance.org/ and https://www.ohiorcrc.org/ to get more info from our amazing partners!
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The American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in March, will deliver immediate and effective relief for parents and families hit hard by the pandemic, address racial and gender disparities in health and economic outcomes that have been exacerbated throughout the crisis, and make bold progress that puts us on a path to recovery. But what does that relief look like? What can parents and caregivers expect from the American Rescue Plan?
Join NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and the Women’s Public Policy Network as we partner to host a series of Facebook Live conversations to examine the different components of the American Rescue Plan and what is means for parents. This series will be structured as informative and action-oriented conversations featuring advocates, partner organizations, and elected officials.
Featuring:
- Alayna Webb, Housing Coordinator, Ohio Domestic Violence Network
- Tia Lurie, Director of Operations, YWCA Dayton
- Chantell Duke-Robinson, Rapid Rehousing Manager
- Elizabeth Brown, Executive Director, Women's Public Policy Network
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The American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in March, will deliver immediate and effective relief for parents and families hit hard by the pandemic, address racial and gender disparities in health and economic outcomes that have been exacerbated throughout the crisis, and make bold progress that puts us on a path to recovery. But what does that relief look like? What can parents and caregivers expect from the American Rescue Plan?
Join NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and the Women’s Public Policy Network as we partner to host a series of Facebook Live conversations to examine the different components of the American Rescue Plan and what is means for parents. This series will be structured as informative and action-oriented conversations featuring advocates, partner organizations, and elected officials.
Featuring:
- Will Petrik of Policy Matters Ohio
- Holly Hankinson of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
- Elizabeth Brown of the Ohio Women’s Public Policy Network
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The American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in March, will deliver immediate and effective relief for parents and families hit hard by the pandemic, address racial and gender disparities in health and economic outcomes that have been exacerbated throughout the crisis, and make bold progress that puts us on a path to recovery. But what does that relief look like? What can parents and caregivers expect from the American Rescue Plan?
Join NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and the Women’s Public Policy Network as we partner to host a series of Facebook Live conversations to examine the different components of the American Rescue Plan and what is means for parents. This series will be structured as informative and action-oriented conversations featuring advocates, partner organizations, and elected officials.
Featuring:
- Desiree Tims, President/CEO, Innovation Ohio (moderator)
- Kate McCleese, Senior Campaign Manager, PL+US
- Monica Womack, Public Policy Chair, National Coalition of 100 Black Women Central Ohio Chapter
- Vashitta Johnson, PL+US Paid Leave Advocate
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The American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in March, will deliver immediate and effective relief for parents and families hit hard by the pandemic, address racial and gender disparities in health and economic outcomes that have been exacerbated throughout the crisis, and make bold progress that puts us on a path to recovery. But what does that relief look like? What can parents and caregivers expect from the American Rescue Plan?
On this week's episode, listen in as NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and the Women’s Public Policy Network partner to host the first in a series of Facebook Live conversations to examine the different components of the American Rescue Plan and what is means for parents. The first event in the series discusses the newly expanded Child Tax Credit!
Speaker Panel:
- Chad Blot, Legislative Assistant for Senator Sherrod Brown
- Te'Jal Cartwright, a mother with MomsRising
- Jasmine Henderson, Director of Policy and Social Impact at the Ohio Women's Alliance
- Elizabeth Brown, Executive Director of the Women's Public Policy Network
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On this week's episode, Ariana and Rhyannon discuss abortion as portrayed on television. They discuss Maude, Sex Education, Working' Moms, and Orange is the New Black.
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On this week's episode, Hannah interviewed Toledo City Council Member Nick Komives and Capital Care clinic escort Kristin Hady about the newly proposed Patient Safety Ordinance. The ordinance would prohibit anti-abortion protesters from blocking the clinic entrance and harassing patients and staff.
For the latest on this campaign, follow Capital Care Clinic Escorts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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On this week's episode, Kelley, Ariana, and Rhyannon discuss the history of abortion, from the 1920s until present day.
A new study from OPEN has found that one in 10 Ohio women surveyed thought abortion was prohibited because of confusion during the debate over abortion ban bills. The percentage with that belief increased from 5% to 16% during the study period, corresponding to sustained activity to limit abortions from fall of 2018 through summer of 2019.
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This episode includes discussion of racism and police violence.
On this week's episode, Kellie, Jaime, and Gabe chatted about the month after the 2020 election, including the lame duck session in the Ohio House and Senate.
We're also saddened and frustrated by the killing of Casey Goodson Jr. at the hands of a Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy, Jason Meade.
Links from this week's show:
Support the family of Casey Goodson Jr. https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforcaseygoodson
Columbus Free Press reporting: https://columbusfreepress.com/article/why-did-officer-jason-meade-kill-casey-goodson-jr
Tell Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to veto Senate Bill 27 and Senate Bill 260: https://secure.everyaction.com/9SdD6EI9vk2b_fbqcAQRtA2
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On this week's episode, Kellie and Gabe chatted about the last month before the 2020 election, including the presidential and vice presidential debates.
Links from this week's show:
OhioRCRC.org
prochoiceohio.org/2020-endorsements
prochoiceohio.org/vote
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On this week's episode, Kelley and Greta chatted with Rep. Juanita Brent about challenges related to housing facing parents during the pandemic.
This podcast discussion is a shortened version of their chat, originally recorded via Facebook. Watch the full video: https://www.facebook.com/NARALProChoiceOhio/videos/359372761731193/
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On this week's episode, Kelley and Ashley chatted with Rep. Janine Boyd and Heather Whaling from Geben Communications about challenges related to paid leave facing parents during the pandemic.
This podcast discussion is a shortened version of their chat, originally recorded via Facebook. Watch the full video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=755050391960736
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On this week's episode, Kelley and Ashley chatted with Rep. Alison Russo and Rep. Casey Weinstein about challenges related to childcare facing parents during the pandemic.
This podcast discussion is a shortened version of their chat, originally recorded via Facebook. Watch the full video: https://www.facebook.com/205621732795876/videos/267688037990216/
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On this week's episode, Kelley and Ariana caught up on the latest news, from SCOTUS to the Statehouse to the closure of one of Ohio's abortion clinics.
This podcast discussion is a shortened version of their chat, originally recorded via Instagram. Watch the full video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCY6DAiDUsA/
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On this weeks episode, we're listening in to a hearing of the Ohio Senate Health Committee. They held a 10 hour meeting on Wednesday (don't worry, our show is only 29 minutes!) that was mostly testimony on SCR 14, which would declare racism to be a public health crisis in Ohio.
Our excerpted audio from the hearing includes resolution sponsors Sen. Sandra Williams and Sen. Hearcel Craig. They receive questions from Sen. Nickie Antonio, Sen. Tina Maharath, and Sen. Cecile Thomas. We also have audio from Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce, Columbus City Councilwoman Priscilla Tyson, and former state senator Charleta Tavares.
This hearing was not without additional controversy. Mid-way through the hearing, Sen. Steve Huffman referred to “the colored population” and questioned whether they get COVID-19 more often because they do not wash their hands as much. After this racist question was spread on social media, Sen. Huffman was fired from his day job — a physician at a Dayton-area hospital.
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On this weeks episode, our Executive Director Kellie Copeland addressed the current protests happening across the nation and our support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Then, we turn back to the legislature to hear from three members of the Ohio House of Representative and a policy proposal that could be a significant positive gain for pregnant people in Ohio.
Rep. Paula Hicks-Hudson and Rep. Erica Crawley have introduced House Bill 611, which would provide Medicaid coverage for birthing doulas. Doula care is one way to ensure positive birthing outcomes, which is a key step in reducing the state's infant mortality crisis. Ohio's Black infant mortality rate is among the worst in the nation. Discussing the proposal with them is Rep. Kristin Boggs, who also values this proposal to help Black families.
Listen for shout-outs for https://www.roottrj.org/ & https://www.birthingbeautiful.org/.
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On April 30, Lizz Winstead and her organization Abortion Access Front held a telethon on Instagram in support of independent abortion clinics. The effort has raised over $113,000, but there's still time for you to pitch in. Visit KeepOurClinics.org to donate and find more information.
For today's podcast, we have audio from excerpts courtesy of Abortion Access Front.
Find videos on their Facebook page.
Independent abortion clinics have always provided essential health care when and where patients need it, serving three out of every five patients in the U.S. each year who have an abortion. During this rapidly growing pandemic the need for access to our clinics is increasing on a daily basis.
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This week, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio was proud to join all of the member organizations of the Freedom of Choice Ohio coalition for our annual Advocacy Day. This year's event was moved online due to the ongoing pandemic crisis, and we're proud to present the audio from the event as week's episode. The audio has been edited for length.
Hosted by Sarah Inskeep from Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity, the full event included presentations by:
- Kelley Fox, Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
- Erin Ryan, Women's Public Policy Network
- Lauren Blauvelt, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
- Stephanie Craddock Sherwood, Women Have Options - Ohio
- Kelley Freeman, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio
- Rhiannon Childs, Ohio Women's Alliance
- Katy Shanahan, All On The Line
- Olivia Woods, Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity
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This week, Gabe and Kellie discuss the latest on Ohio abortion clinics following a politically-motivated order from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Abortion care is an essential, time-sensitive medical situation that cannot be significantly delayed without profound consequences. To find a clinic, visit https://prochoiceohio.org/clinics
Also because of the current pandemic, the March 17 primary election has been extended. You now have until April 28 to mail in an absentee ballot if you have not yet voted. For information on voting by mail, visit http://myohiovote.com/
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This week, Gabe and Jaime traveled to the US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati. The Down syndrome abortion ban signed into law by former Gov. John Kasich was immediately blocked by federal courts. The appeal by Gov. Mike DeWine's Department of Health challenging the stoppage called for an en banc review, which means the case was heard by all SIXTEEN judges of the appeals court at one time, instead of the usual three judge panel.
The state's argument was presented by attorney Ben Flowers and joined by an addition from the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division attorney, Alexander Maugeri.
The plaintiff, Preterm, was represented by attorney and Case professor, Jessie Hill.
The state of Ohio is arguing many positions, first being that this abortion ban somehow isn't an abortion ban. They feel that it applies to doctors and not women, so the women aren't impacted. (We note that the entire trial, and our discussion of it, was entirely using gendered language. This isn't a principal shared by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, but it's not our court.)
A second position of the state, and several male judges on the court, is that women won't be impacted by this ban because they can just dodge it by not informing their doctor why they are seeking an abortion. Prof. Hill pointed out that asking patients to hide information from doctors is not sound health care policy.
Full hearing audio is available at: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/court_audio/aud1.php (Look for March 11, 2020 - 18-3329 Preterm-Cleveland v Amy Acton et al.)
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This week, we wanted to lift up just a few of the amazing speeches from the rally outside the US Supreme Court during oral arguments in June v. Russo. That case out of Louisiana is identical to the 2016 case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which struck down a series of Texas politically motivated abortion restrictions.
The audio for today's podcast is available thanks to the Center for Reproductive Rights. You can watch the entire rally on their YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/om5c20c_HB4 & https://www.youtube.com/user/ReproductiveRight100/videos
The rally was emceed by Renee Bracey Sherman and featured speakers representing major national reproductive rights organizations and independent clinics, patients, clergy and faith organizations, medical groups, and members of Congress.
Join the Freedom of Choice Ohio coalition for Advocacy Day on April 1. Join us to tell your Ohio state legislators how you feel about abortion restrictions. Register at: http://bit.ly/ohioadvocacyday2020
For other upcoming events, visit the Events tab on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/NARALProChoiceOhio/events/
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This week, Jaime and Gabe sit down with Sarah Inskeep from Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity. (https://urge.org/) Sarah has been very active at the Ohio Statehouse recently.
First, she's planning the Freedom of Choice Ohio Advocacy Day on April 1. Join us to tell your Ohio state legislators how you feel about abortion restrictions. Register at: http://bit.ly/ohioadvocacyday2020
Second, she testified against a resolution from Rep. Jena Powell that would declare pornography to be a public health crisis. URGE's position is that Ohio should be looking at real public health crises such as the harm of toxic masculinity. Watch Sarah's testimony at: http://www.ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-health-committee-2-11-2020?start=5461 WOSU discussed the resolution on their show All Sides with Ann Fisher: https://radio.wosu.org/post/porn-public-health-crisis#stream/0
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In the middle of a string of terrific Roe-week events, Gabe and Kelley and joined by Hannah from our Cleveland office. Hannah worked with Cleveland band Biitchseat to produce Roe Yeah! The show was a 12-band festival in Lakewood, Ohio.
Bands appearing were absinthe father | Equipment | Punch Drunk Tagalongs | She/her/hers | Teamonade | mungbean | SLUG FEST | FREAKwents | Royal Beasts | Lawn Care | The Katy | Sure, Machine.
In Ohio political news, state lawmakers introduced a new ban on telemedicine abortions. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is opposing this and all restrictions on abortion.
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With the team back from the holiday break, Jaime, Gabe, and Kelley discussed new attacks from anti-choice Republicans already happening in 2020.
An amicus brief in June v. Gee was signed by 207 anti-choice members of Congress, including 11 men from Ohio. That case is basically a rehearing of 2016's pro-choice victory in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt.
In Cincinnati, Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio is working to meet politically-biased state requirements all while continuing to serve patients.
Our Patients to Advocates fellows produced a new series of videos. Find them on our blog.
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With all of the anti-science bills in the Ohio Statehouse, we thought Jaime, Gabe, and Kelley should review.
This week, Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Jessie Balmert obtained emails from Equity Forward revealing the origin of the false idea legislators have about transplanting an ectopic pregnancy:
"Clermont County Rep. John Becker, R-Union Township, didn't consult doctors about the medical procedure. Instead, he received regular input from Barry Sheets, a lobbyist for the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, according to emails obtained through an Enquirer public records request. ...
"Sheets offered line-item changes to Becker's House Bill 182, which would ban most private insurance coverage of abortions in Ohio. And the lobbyist helped Becker defend one of the bill's more controversial ideas: permitting health insurance to cover reinserting a fertilized egg that attaches outside the uterus – called an ectopic or tubal pregnancy – into the uterus."
We all know this idea they're proposing — now in two separate House bills — is science fiction.
Read more in the Cincinnati Enquirer
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This week, Gabe and Jaime discuss the November Democratic Debate, the family-centered legislative plans from the Ohio House Democratic Caucus, and House Bill 413, the new Total Abortion Ban that would charge abortion providers and patients with the death penalty.
At the end of the episode, we listen to some testimony from Jaime, along with Sarah Inskeep from URGE and Rev. Terry Williams from the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights. These three testified against House Bill 297, which would create a 50% tax credit for donors to fake women's health centers (AKA crisis pregnancy centers or CPCs). Video of that testimony is available at: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-ways-and-means-committee-11-12-2019
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Following a pair of hearings and two floor votes this week, Kelley and Gabe are joined by Rev. Terry Williams from the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
The Ohio Senate Committee on Health, Human Services, and Medicaid approved Senate Bill 155 and Senate Bill 208 on Tuesday, and there were floor votes in Ohio Senate session on Wednesday. The bills push harmful false narratives about abortion, and each would charge physicians with third degree felonies for not complying with medically unnecessary rules.
In the Ohio House Committee on Ways and Means, House Bill 297 received its second hearing. This bill would create a tax CREDIT to give money from taxpayers to donors of fake women's health centers (AKA crisis pregnancy centers or CPCs).
In Dayton, Kelley is continuing to organize supporters of Women's Med Center. That clinic took their fight from state court to the federal level.
For upcoming events, visit the Events tab on our Facebook page.
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This week, Gabe and Jaime review the hearing on Senate Bill 155, with testimony being offered by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and many of our partners.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio strongly opposes Senate Bill 155. This bill requires medical professionals to give at best medically unproven information and at worst, information that could harm their patients. Abortion “reversal” has not been scientifically researched and its potential side effects and risks have not been determined. Politicians should never mandate that health care providers give their patients inaccurate information about an unproven treatment.
In this week's episode, you'll hear:
- Elizabeth Brown, Women's Public Policy Network
- Jaime Miracle, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio
- Sarah Inskeep, Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity
- Mason Hickman
- Gary Daniels, ACLU of Ohio
- Rev. Terry Williams, Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
- Lauren Blauvelt-Copelin, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
- Sarah Barry
Video of the hearing is available at http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-10-22-2019, and audio for this week's episode was sourced from the Ohio Channel under fair use laws. Copies of written testimony are available at http://www.ohiosenate.gov/committees/health-human-services-and-medicaid/document-archive.
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This week, we saw the Democratic candidates for president answer questions about abortion during the debate held in Westerville, Ohio. Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss their responses, including debate audio in the opening of the episode. (Credit: CNN)
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This week, our own Jaime Miracle sat down with Elizabeth Brown, Executive Director of the Women’s Public Policy Network.
They discussed a provision in the state budget that uses taxpayer funding to operate fake women’s health centers.
That’s right, your tax dollars are funding deceptive, anti-choice health clinics, sometimes known as "Crisis Pregnancy Centers."
These groups are infamous for giving misleading and medically-inaccurate information to pregnant patients seeking care.
Today’s podcast audio is courtesy of Women’s Public Policy Network.
While you’re listening to this week’s show, be sure to check out the Events tab on our Facebook page.
On October third at the Hilltop Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is co-hosting a town hall. Together with the Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Columbus DSA, you’ll be able to meet state legislators from Franklin County and talk about the full spectrum of reproductive health care, from abortion to better birth outcomes, to childcare, charter schools, and parenting LGBTQIA+ youth. Child care is available at this event.
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This week, Gabe is joined by Lauren and Sierra from Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio!
Following a national decision by Planned Parenthood affiliates to withdraw from Title X (the federal family planning funding source), health centers are starting to inform patients what it will mean as sources of funding are gone.
In Ohio, we're seeing some of the first major consequences as Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region closed two community health centers in the Cincinnati area. The changes to Title X are unrelated to the availability of government funding, but actually an intended negative outcome from the Trump/Pence agenda attacking Planned Parenthood.
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This week, Kelley is joined by returning guests Claressa and Michelle, who are collectively known as Feminist Flag Corps. The pair of super-activists just wrapped a jam packed summer that included attending the week-long Garbage Fyre Fest, sponsored by Abortion AF, and also Michelle's protest inside the Cincinnati Trump rally where she and her colleagues held up Donald's speech by displaying a banner reading "Chinga la Migra."
After recording the podcast, the trio hopped in a packed car to rush down to Cincinnati to rally in support of Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio. The PPSWO affiliate is having to close two health care centers (not abortion clinics) this month because of the Trump gag rule on Title X providers.
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This week, Kelley and Gabe are again joined by Elaina Ramsey, from the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. Elaina spent the weekend with 130 of her closest friends showing the Westboro Baptist Church they support their pastor, who just happens to be a woman: Rev. Virginia Lohmann Bauman. Elaina's church, St. John's UCC, was targeted by the baddies from Westboro... all six of them.
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This week, Kelley, Gabe, and Elaina talk about the recent decision by the Ohio Supreme Court to drop the appeal from Women's Med Center. That case was one part in the clinic's fight to stay open in the face of political attacks from Gov. Mike DeWine.
We also looked at the choice by Planned Parenthood to withdraw from federal Title X family planning funding because of an unacceptable gag rule from the Trump administration.
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This week, Kelley and Gabe talk with hilarious Columbus comedian Brooke Cartus!
Brooke was a part of this week's Stand Up for Choice show, a comedy series that has raised funds for Ohio organizations working for reproductive freedom. Tuesday's show raised $1,300 for ACLU Ohio, and brought the series total to over $15,000! The series was started by Pat Deering and Amber Falter, and this was Amber's last show before she moves to Canada.
We're so grateful for everything Amber has done for the pro-choice movement!
You can find comedy recordings from Brooke at http://brookecartus.com/
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe put a wrap on the 2019 Ohio state operating budget. We were disgusted to see that Gov. DeWine did not use a line item veto to remove the $7,500,000 allocation for fake women's health centers.
Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes addressed the funds: https://youtu.be/K5oOg0NG5oI
In separate crisis pregnancy center news, Rep. Jena Powell and Rep. Tim Ginter are proposing a 50% refundable tax credit for donations to fake women's health centers.
Butler County Democrats objected to Rep. Candice Keller supporting the #KellerKickback bill, and she has since announced she will abstain because of her conflict of interest.
In other news, Kelley has been leading a great campaign to call on Premier Health to sign a transfer agreement with Women's Med Center. Send an email to Premier Health to join to campaign! https://act1.myngp.com/Forms/-1208935024972267520
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This week, Kelley talks with two interns from the Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps - Ema Wagner & Lexi Dotson-Dufault. RRASC is a summer internship program from Civil Liberties and Public Policy that places undergraduate students at reproductive rights and social justice organizations around the country.
This episode also includes audio from Jaime Miracle's testimony before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee to ask them to remove a $5,000,000 allocation in the 2019 state operating budget to fund fake women's health centers (AKA crisis pregnancy centers, or CPCs).
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This week… oh, what have we done? We handed the podcast over to Kelley, who interviewed two of our most… boisterous… supporters. She is joined by Michelle Love-Davis, who co-founded Feminist Flag Corps and currently reps WomenHaveOptions.org; and Jordyn Close, who came from WeTestify.org and now organizes for URGE: Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity.
These are three fun women who aren’t afraid to get loud in support of abortion rights, even if it means getting in the face of anti-abortion protesters at events and at clinics all across the country.
Note from Gabe: Yes, Michelle, they did bring the Duggars — all of them — to the Ohio Statehouse to promote the “Heartbeat Bill” in 2013. I was in the room. OhioCapitalBlog has the video on his YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/qbk7RVjyxfU
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This week, Gabe talked to one his first friends in the reproductive rights movement: Pamela Merritt. Along with Erin Matson, Pamela is a co-founder at ReproAction — a national organization working to increase access to abortion and advance reproductive justice.
Pamela is based out of Missouri, which has just one remaining abortion clinic: Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region. The governor has been trying to close that clinic by refusing to renew their license. While Planned Parenthood's legal team is fighting to keep the clinic open, ReproAction is busy lifting up the voices of people in that state who desperately need abortion care.
Find more info at https://reproaction.org/
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With Senate Bill 23 passed into law, Jaime, Gabe, and Kelley sat down to review what happened in the Statehouse over the past few weeks, and look ahead to how we're continuing to fight.
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This week, the Ohio House voted on the six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 23. In this episode, you'll hear:
Rep. Janine Boyd (D-Cleveland Heights) Ashley Underwood, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Rep. Beth Liston, MD (D-Dublin) Rep. Erica Crawley (D-Columbus) Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo)
Full video of the House session is available at: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-of-representatives-4-10-2019
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This week, we heard even more amazing testimony before the Ohio House Health Committee against the six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 23. In today's podcast, you'll hear:
Columbus City Councilwoman Elizabeth Brown David Brewer Rev. Linda Smith Rev. Elizabeth Gedert Rev. Julia Cory Camille Crary, Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Full video of the committee hearing is available at: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-health-committee-4-2-2019
and: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-health-committee-4-2-2019-part-2
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This week, we heard amazing testimony before the Ohio House Health Committee against the six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 23. In today's podcast, you'll hear:
Dr. Anita Somani Chelsea McIntosh Dr. Nan Wang Rev. Al Debelak Stephanie Craddock Sherwood, Women Have Options - Ohio
Full video of the committee hearing is available at: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-health-committee-3-26-2019
and: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-health-committee-3-26-2019-part-2
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This week, Elaina, Kelley, and Gabe discuss the Senate and House hearings on Senate Bill 23, the latest version of the six-week abortion ban. The Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice held an event in the home district of six-week abortion ban sponsor Sen. Kristina Roegner: https://www.record-courier.com/article/20190307/NEWS/303079865
Full video of committee hearings are available at Ohio Channel.
First Ohio House Health Committee with sponsor and proponent testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-health-committee-3-19-2019
Ohio Senate floor vote on Senate Bill 23 and Senate Resolution 41, Part 1: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-3-13-2019
Ohio Senate floor vote on Senate Bill 23 and Senate Resolution 41, Part 2: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-3-13-2019-part-2
Final Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with amendments and vote: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-3-12-2019
Fourth Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with mixed testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-3-6-2019
Third Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with opponent testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-26-2019
Second Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with proponent testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-19-2019
First Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with sponsor testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-13-2019
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This week, we heard amazing testimony before the Ohio Senate Health Committee against the six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 23. In today's podcast, you'll hear:
Kellie Copeland Parvaneh Nouri Tiffany Stainfield Kylee Gregg Elaina Ramsey Jordyn Close Judi Moseley Gabriel Mann Hannah Servedio Jessica Roach Hannah Tyler
Full video of the committee hearing is available at: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-26-2019
and: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-26-2019-part-2
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This week, Jaime, Kelley, and Gabe discuss the first hearing on Senate Bill 23, the latest version of the six-week abortion ban. This may be the initial hearing, but it's the fifth session of the Ohio General Assembly that this horrific ban has been introduced, a history reaching back to 2011.
Sen. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) provided sponsor testimony on the bill, which included some new ideas we've never heard before. She shared a story of a friend who put a child up for adoption, and compared pregnancies to bald eagle eggs. Seriously. The important point is that no matter what unusual experience or comparison someone has, that isn't a good enough reason to ban abortion access for everyone else.
In committee, we heard terrific questions from Sen. Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Sen. Tina Maharath (D-Columbus).
Full video of the committee hearing is available at: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-13-2019
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This week, Kelley interviewed Jaye McBride, the head writer from Lady Parts Justice! The LPJ team has two fun things to talk about this week.
First, they unveiled a hilarious 2019 State of the Uterus video. "On February 4th, Eunice P. Justice, our Uterus in Chief, addresses a joint session of Congress for the annual State of the Uterus, discussing the state of reproductive rights in 2019."
Next, they're continuing to raise attention to the lies told by so-called "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" — those fake women's health centers that take public tax dollars and mislead women seeking answers during a pregnancy. They're asking people to #GramTheVan to expose how CPCs use busses and vans to bring shameful tactics straight to your door. Find more on that campaign at https://www.exposefakeclinics.com/
Watch all their videos at https://lpjleague.org/
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This week, Jaime, Kelley, and Gabe discuss the court hearing on Ohio's Down syndrome abortion ban. The 6th Circuit heard the state's reasons for implementing the new law immediately, which would have a devastating impact on abortion access. Jaime was in the courtroom for the hearing.
Ashley Underwood has a new blog post discussing her role with Patients to Advocates. Find it at https://prochoiceohio.org/category/blog/
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This week, we have audio from our Hannah Servedio's speech at the Cleveland Women's March.
Then we have a terrific conversation with Robin Marty about her new Handbook for a Post-Roe America. After providing readers with a brief history of the abortion rights movement in America, the heart of the book is an instruction manual. Marty provides an amazing collection of advice on how to be involved both as an activist and how patients can obtain abortion access in the face of legal attacks. Whereas her previous work, Crow After Roe, was an in-depth discussion of abortion bans in each state, this new work is a useful guide, complete with contact information of helpful organizations across the country and even how to self-induce abortion in your own home.
For more info, visit https://postroehandbook.com/
Order online: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4159-a-handbook-for-post-roe-america
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This week, we have audio from the last week of the 2018 legislative session. First, Gov. John Kasich spoke at an event in his last week, including a Q&A with the audience. We brought a medical student to the event to ask him how he was going to act on the two abortion bans on his desk — the abortion method ban (he signed it) and the six-week abortion ban (he vetoed it).
Then, we hear floor speeches from pro-choice legislators against the six-week abortion ban was brought up for veto override votes on December 27. We hear from Rep. Emilia Sykes, Rep. Richard Brown, Rep. Teresa Fedor, Rep. Nickie Antonio, & Rep. Tavia Galonski.
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This week, we have audio from physicians who testified against the six-week abortion ban that is currently on Gov. John Kasich’s desk.
Visit ProChoiceOhio.org to email Kasich and your state senator and representative and tell them to do whatever they can to stop BOTH the six-week abortion ban AND the equally terrible abortion method ban.
CALL JOHN KASICH Main line: (614) 466-3555 Hotline: (614) 644-4357
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This week, Kelley, Hannah, and Gabe discuss the rally, hearings, and — SURPRISE! — lack of vote from the Ohio Senate committee hearing the bill. Without that vote today, the bill sponsors will likely be unable to pass the bill AND override a governor's veto before the end of the year.
Opposing the bill, our Kellie Copeland has an op-ed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer: https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2018/12/ohio-lawmakers-need-to-consider-the-serious-implications-of-their-heartbeat-bill-vote-for-ohio-women-and-reproductive-freedoms-kellie-l-copeland-opinion.html
"Once a woman has made the decision to end a pregnancy, she needs access to safe, legal abortion care in her community. Period. Bodily autonomy is a human right and has a powerful impact on women’s health, educational attainment, career trajectory, and ability to obtain and preserve economic security."
Yesterday, 31 people testified before the committee, including Kelley, Hannah, and our own Jaime Miracle. Committee video available on OhioChannel.org.
While this bill may be dead, other restrictions could still be passed next week. Email your Ohio senators and representatives to oppose ALL abortion bans and restrictions: https://act1.myngp.com/Forms/-6686156596784922624
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This week, Gabe is joined by Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Executive Director Elaina Ramsey and Rev. Terry Williams, Pastor of Orchard Hill United Church of Christ in Chillicothe.
Terry is a dedicated religious advocate for reproductive choice who specializes in connecting people of faith with resources for ethical living & faithful decision making.
Following two recent, successful clinic blessings, Elaina and Terry stopped by our office to discuss the six-week abortion ban.
Important dates are approaching with actions to support reproductive rights, including access to safe and legal abortion:
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at noon - Rally at Ohio Statehouse
Thursday, December 6, 2018 at noon - Faith leader press conference
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 6 p.m. - Repro Health Happy Hour
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This week, Gabe and Jaime are joined by Michelle, who is just back from a trip to North Carolina to support a clinic in that state. Over 10,000 protesters surrounded A Preferred Women's Health Center, and clinic escorts like Michelle traveled there to support patients and staff.
Michelle made the trip after attending the Ohio House session where they passed the six-week abortion ban. On this week's show, we discuss what happened in the House, what could happen in the Senate, and why we need more than a meaningless veto from John Kasich.
Tell your Ohio state senator and representative to stop this and all abortion bans in 2018: http://bit.ly/tellthesenateno2018
Watch videos of floor speeches from pro-choice state representatives: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUqqTwEhIecwug4fGE-5Sus954s40Ih10
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This week, we're playing audio from floor speeches during today's House debate over a six-week abortion ban. This episode includes speeches from Rep. Nickie Antonio, Rep. Kristin Boggs, Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan, Rep. Stephanie Howse, Rep. Brigid Kelly, and Rep. Catherine Ingram.
The Ohio House passed a six-week abortion ban by a vote of 58-35.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “Anti-abortion ideologues should not attempt to insert politics between a patient and their physician. What we’re seeing is state legislators, John Kasich, and Mike DeWine playing politics with women’s lives. This abortion ban would block patients from the care they need and deserve. If enacted, this legislation would worsen the reproductive health care crisis in our state. The decision to have an abortion is not a political decision.”
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This week, Gabe and Kellie discuss the outcome of the 2018 election.
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This week, Gabe, Vashitta, and Jaime discuss the of the 2018 campaign for governor. Tuesday, November 6 is Election Day, and it's all on the line for people who value access to health care, including Ohioans with pre-existing conditions.
Find our full list of endorsed candidates: https://prochoiceohio.org/2018-endorsements/
We also discussed politically-charged violence aimed at Democrats, Black, and Jewish communities.
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This week, Gabe, Vashitta, and Jaime discuss the new billboard campaign with NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation and the National Institute for Reproductive Health. Five billboards went up i Columbus and Cleveland this week warning Ohioans about an extreme abortion ban under consideration in the state legislature.
Find more info at https://AbortionWithoutPunishment.org/Ohio
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This week, Kelley, Vashitta, and Jaime discuss the disappointing result in the Supreme Court nomination.
Separately, the third debate between Rich Cordray and Mike DeWine produced another terrific exchange on reproductive rights and health care. Answering a question from Karen Kasler, Rich Cordray gave an awesome answer on both protecting abortion access and also working to improve maternal health and reducing infant mortality.
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This week, Kelley, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss the second debate between Rich Cordray and Mike DeWine.
While the second debate didn't have an abortion question like the first debate, there was an important discussion of rape kit testing.
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This week, Kellie and Gabe discuss the first debate between Rich Cordray and Mike DeWine.
Answering a great question from Dayton Daily News reporter Laura Bischoff, Rich Cordray gave a rockstar answer to let everyone know his views on Brett Kavanaugh, sexual harassment, equal pay, and abortion rights. He clearly stated he supports women and would veto a six-week abortion ban!
To top it all off, he confronted Mike DeWine and forced DeWine to admit that he would sign the six-week abortion ban, known as the heartbeat bill.
Read a full transcript of the exchange on our blog.
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This week, Kelley, Gabe, and Vashitta discuss the new campaign from Nike featuring Colin Kaepernick and Serena Williams. The two athletes have become cultural icons in their own unique ways. Nike is promoting the 30th anniversary of their Just do it. campaign.
We’re also obviously watching the hearings in the US Senate over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. Hours before we sat down to record, Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) released confidential emails to show the public the nature of what documents Republicans have been hiding from the American people. His actions were in violation of Senate rules, but when he was informed of the possible punishment he faced, his reply was “Bring it on.”
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This week, Gabe and Jaime discuss the US Senate hearings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Sen. Sherrod Brown is listening to Kavanaugh, but has said he has serious questions on Kavanaugh's qualifications.
Sen. Brown also met with reproductive justice organizations today, including the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, ROOTT, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, and many of our Patients to Advocates fellows.
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This week, Kelley also gave us an update on the Roe'd Show, a series of panel discussions from NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, joined by Ohio RCRC, ROOTT, and others. Find info on upcoming events on our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/NARALProChoiceOhio/events/
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This week, Gabe and Jaime are joined by Jessica Roach, Executive Director of ROOTT: Restoring Our Own Through Transformation. ROOTT is a Black women-led reproductive justice organization dedicated to collectively restoring our well-being through self-determination, collaboration, and resources to meet the needs of women and families within communities.
Support their work here: https://www.roott.org/
Jessica's visit comes days after a devastating look at maternal mortality was published in USA Today: Hospitals know how to protect mothers. They just aren’t doing it. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/deadly-deliveries/2018/07/26/maternal-mortality-rates-preeclampsia-postpartum-hemorrhage-safety/546889002/
Additional coverage of their work in Columbus Alive: Black Moms Matter: ROOTT confronts the racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality http://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20180411/black-moms-matter-roott-confronts-racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-mortality
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This week, Kelley and Jaime are joined by friend of the show Stephanie Craddock Sherwood from Women Have Options / Ohio. They discuss a new effort by Jim Jordan to distract from a massive sexual assault scandal. He's trying to impeach United States Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and run for the Speaker of the House.
Sen. Rob Portman expressed his support for Judge Brett Kavanaugh in an op-ed. He's apparently not interested in further investigating Kavanaugh's troubling record.
Finally, we were thrilled to see Danny O'Connor tweet support for NARAL and use the A-word TWICE in a tweet. O'Connor's running a terrific campaign for Ohio's 12th Congressional District in an August 7 Special Election.
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This week, Gabe, Jaime, and Vashitta discuss the shocking behavior from Donald Trump in the presence of Vladimir Putin. His possibly treasonous remarks show how urgent it is to stop the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court while the US Senate reviews his record.
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Elaina discuss the Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio opposes the nomination and is working to help members of the US Senate hear from Americans who also do not support this pick. With your help, we can defeat him like failed nominees Robert Bork and Harriet Miers.
You can send an email to Sen. Sherrod Brown to thank him for standing for reproductive rights, including access to safe and legal abortion care, using this form: https://act1.myngp.com/Forms/3112268817489723392
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This week, Gabe called Kellie in Cleveland to discuss the next nomination to the US Supreme Court. With the resignation of Justice Anthony Kennedy, Donald Trump will get a second appointment to the high court, which will change SCOTUS for a generation.
Complete this form to thank Sen. Sherrod Brown for standing up for reproductive health care, including access to safe and legal abortion. His voice is critical during the appointment confirmation process. https://act1.myngp.com/Forms/3112268817489723392
You can also call the US Senate to reach Sen. Rob Portman’s office and demand he reject anti-choice nominees: 1-844-515-2798
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This past weekend, Gabe was joined by Joyelle Johnson (Late Night with Seth Meyers) and Sarah Hartshorne (America's Next Top Model) from Lady Parts Justice League! The team of comedians from LPJL was in town as a part of their Vagical Mystery Tour. They did an abortion speak-out panel at ComFest and raised money for abortion rights work with a hilarious comedy show at Ace of Cups.
Lady Parts Justice League is the brain-child of Lizz Winstead, who co-founded The Daily Show and Air America Radio. They travel from state to state visiting independent abortion clinics, doing service projects to help clinic providers, and throwing parties for clinic staff. Before visiting Columbus, they swung through Toledo to boost the clinic escorts from Capital Care!
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Here's a special Monday edition of the podcast, straight from ComFest! On Saturday, Stephanie Craddock Sherwood from Women Have Options / Ohio led an abortion speakout panel on the Solar Stage. After inviting women to share their abortion stories, she handed the mic over to Lizz Winstead from Lady Parts Justice League! Lizz interviewed a local abortion provider, Stephanie, and NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio's very own Hannah Servedio!
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the appeal filed by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine challenging the ruling from the Sixth-Circuit Court of Appeals. The court recently blocked John Kasich's 2016 plan to defund Planned Parenthood.
While DeWine is attacking women's health providers, Rich Cordray is listening to non-profit initiatives working to reduce infant mortality by offering pre- and postnatal support. ROOTT and Moms2B were two specific groups included in a community roundtable at the Franklin County Public Health headquarters. After that event, Cordray said extra resources are needed to address the problem and can only come from Medicaid expansion. Read Dispatch coverage.
Immigration continues to dominate the headlines, but "pro-life" groups refuse to help separated families.
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This week, Kelley, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss Rep. Emilia Sykes being stopped and questioned when trying to enter the Ohio Statehouse. Building security told her "You don't look like a legislator." Rep. Sykes is one of only nine Black women in the Ohio General Assembly, so we found it both shocking and insulting that she would not be identifiable by the highway patrol guards.
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This week, Kelley, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss new Prevention First legislation introduced in the Ohio House by Rep. Nickie Antonio and Rep. Michelle Lepore-Hagan. This bill includes creating comprehensive sexual health and sexually transmitted infection education in schools, providing certain hospital and pregnancy prevention services for victims of sexual assault, and coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs and devices.
In other news, the Campaign for Accountability, a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog group focused on public accountability, called on Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to investigate two crisis pregnancy centers, Elizabeth’s New Life Center and Heartbeat of Toledo, for engaging in deceptive business practices in violation of Ohio’s Consumer Sales Protection Act. Read more in Rewire: https://rewire.news/article/2018/06/05/will-ohios-anti-choice-attorney-general-ignore-complaints-fake-clinics/
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This week, Kelley, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss the new study that revealed that approximately 4,645 Americans were killed in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria. Of course, the media ignored this to discuss Roseanne.
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio held a great event to oppose the Trump Gag Rule. The rule will prevent doctors from discussing abortion care with patients if they also provide family planning care funded by federal Title X grants. https://www.facebook.com/NARALProChoiceOhio/videos/1952140598143972/
In other news, Trump pardoned Dinesh D’Souza, a rabidly conservative racist convicted of campaign finance violations. And a new study showed what we already know: abortions don’t cause mental illness: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/abortion-does-not-cause-depression-new-study-finds-n878706
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This week, Jaime and Gabe discuss the FBI raid on former Ohio House SpeakerCliff Rosenberger. While Cliffy dodges the feds, his colleagues can’t decide on who to replace him. One complicating factor is the plethora of scandals in the legislature, including payday lending lobbying, Kasich hoarding TANF dollars, and ECOT.
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This week, Kelley, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss our win in Toledo! Capital Care Network, Toledo's only abortion provider, received their license this week. Northwest Ohio women will again have the trusted physicians' office to turn to for safe and legal abortion care.
Donald Trump also announced a new "gag rule" that will prevent doctors from discussing abortion care with patients if they also provide family planning care funded by federal Title X grants. This is very bad.
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the 2018 Primary Election, including the big win for Richard Cordray and Betty Sutton — nominees for governor and lieutenant governor.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio endorsed Cordray/Sutton, in addition to statewide candidates and 36 candidates for the Ohio legislature. Find our full list of endorsements.
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Our Executive Director Kellie Copeland took over the podcast this week and welcomed back Stephanie Sherwood, Executive Director of Woman Have Options / Ohio! WHO/O just wrapped another successful fundraising season as a Bowl-a-Thon partner with the National Network of Abortion Funds.
As Ohio’s largest abortion fund, WHO/O is instrumental in providing direct financial assistance to low-income women seeking abortion care. WHO/O grants may pay for medical services or be used to offset travel to a clinic. This month, these services are even more necessary as we wait for the Ohio Department of Health to re-issue the license for Capital Care Network, Toledo’s only abortion provider.
Email ODH Director Lance Himes to demand a license.
Don’t forget to plan to vote on May 8th, or to vote early. For more information on where and when to vote in your community visit MyOhioVote.com.
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the refusal from the Supreme Court of Ohio that would have allowed Capital Care Network to receive a restored license. Toledo’s only abortion provider will now have to apply for a brand new license from the Ohio Department of Health.
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the new ruling from the Sixth-Circuit Court of Appeals to block John Kasich's 2016 plan to defund Planned Parenthood!
Now, Mike DeWine is considering how much of YOUR tax dollars to waste by filing a new appeal to this unanimous federal court ruling.
Fortunately, we've got just the ticket to stop Mike DeWine: Rich Cordray and Betty Sutton were first to applaud Planned Parenthood's health centers after the decision was announced.
Rich Cordray tweeted: "Great that appeals court struck down defunding of @PPGreaterOH. Republicans have zealously sought to roll back reproductive choice with no regard to the impact on the health of women & kids. That agenda is wrong & as Governor, I'll oppose it. #OHGov" https://twitter.com/RichCordray/status/986712150516404224
With so much at stake, please don’t forget to verify that you are registered to vote and make a plan to vote on May 8th, or to vote early. For more information on where and when to vote in your community visit MyOhioVote.com.
We also discussed Janelle Monáe's terrific-yet-unsubtle video, PYNK: https://youtu.be/PaYvlVR_BEc
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the new ruling from the Sixth-Circuit Court of Appeals to block John Kasich’s 2016 plan to defund Planned Parenthood!
Now, Mike DeWine is considering how much of YOUR tax dollars to waste by filing a new appeal to this unanimous federal court ruling.
Fortunately, we’ve got just the ticket to stop Mike DeWine: Rich Cordray and Betty Sutton were first to applaud Planned Parenthood’s health centers after the decision was announced.
Rich Cordray tweeted: “Great that appeals court struck down defunding of @PPGreaterOH. Republicans have zealously sought to roll back reproductive choice with no regard to the impact on the health of women & kids. That agenda is wrong & as Governor, I’ll oppose it. #OHGov”
We also discussed Janelle Monáe’s terrific-yet-unsubtle video, PYNK:
We've endorsed Cordray/Sutton!
This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Vashitta discuss the new endorsements from NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. After careful consideration — including survey responses from our members — our board of directors has voted to endorse Richard Cordray for governor and Betty Sutton for Lt. Governor!
This week, Kelley and Gabriel meet Hannah, our new Northern Ohio Field Organizer!
They discuss the March for Our Lives, which were inspiring rallies in Washington DC, Columbus, Akron, and many other cities. We also talked about the Dayton rally outside Women’s Med Center, which Kelley attended on Sunday.
This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabriel discuss House Bill 565, the Total Abortion Ban. Jaime read the bill and learned it would allow for the death penalty to be applied to women and their doctors if they had an abortion. Seriously.
Email your legislators now! Let them know you oppose the Total Abortion B
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Vashitta discuss this week’s school walkout protests to call for gun control. We also received a preliminary injunction against the Down syndrome abortion ban. Finally, Ohioans can take a trip to Washington DC to demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court during NIFLA v. Becerra, to make fake health centers finally tell the truth!
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This week, Kelley, Gabe, and Vashitta discuss last night's debate of Ohio's Democratic candidates for governor. Richard Cordray, Dennis Kucinich, Bill O'Neill, and Joe Schiavoni met in Toledo to explain why they should be the nominee.
Before the debate, Bill O'Neill made headlines when he contacted supporters to clarify his anti-abortion views. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland issued this response soon after:
Once a woman has made the decision to end a pregnancy, she needs access to safe and legal abortion care in her community. Any candidate for governor, regardless of political affiliation, who doesn’t respect her decision is unfit to lead the state of Ohio.
During the debate Richard Cordray expressed support for women's health care and reproductive rights. Joe Schiavoni did as well, being the only candidate on stage to say the word "abortion" as he stated his pro-choice position. Dennis Kucinich did not mention reproductive rights.
Vashitta joined Senators Charleta Tavares, Sandra Williams, and Cecil Thomas as they called for protections against sexual harassment in and around the Ohio Statehouse. OhioChannel.org has full event video.
This week, Kelley, Gabe, and Vashitta discuss the latest ways to volunteer with NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. Email us at volunteer@prochoiceohio.org to get involved.
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This week, Kelley, Gabe, and Vashitta discuss the next legislative attack on abortion providers in Ohio, the latest physical attack on an abortion clinic volunteer escort, and students speaking up on gun violence in America.
This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Vashitta discuss our win in Toledo! After five years of asking ProMedica for a transfer agreement for Capital Care, we finally have it.
In Columbus, ACLU of Ohio, Preterm, and Planned Parenthood announced a lawsuit to block the Down syndrome abortion ban from taking effect. A federal court in Indiana already ruled that law unconstitutional in 2017.
This week, Jaime, Kelley, and Elaina discuss the excessive racism and disrespect for women within the State of the Union address. One story Trump told involved an adoption as detailed in the New York Times. While it sounds all happy on the surface, a slightly deeper look exposes a situation completely neglecting of the needs of the woman whose child now lives with another family.
A second adoption story in the news shows how adoption processes can be problematic. From CNN: “Something was amiss about the story the Ohio-based adoption agency had told Jessica and her husband, Adam, about Mata’s background. … Her mother told her it was never her intent to give Mata up for good — that she’d been deceived.”
This week, Jaime, Gabriel, and Vashitta discuss the Women’s Marches that were held across Ohio and around the world this week.
This week, Kelley hosts the show for her first time! Kelley’s guests are Columbus comedians Pat Deering and Brooke Cartus, two of the stars of Stand Up for Choice. Stand Up for Choice is a regular comedy show at Ace of Cups in Columbus. Each show benefits one of several reproductive rights organizations in Ohio, and donations collected at the next show support NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio!
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss Donald Trump's recent super-racist pronouncement that Africa and Haiti are "shithole countries."
We also talk about the hearings for Senate Bill 28 and Senate Bill 145.
This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the upcoming battles in the state legislature, including likely hearings on Senate Bill 28 and Senate Bill 145.
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This week, Kelley, Kellie, and Gabe discuss 2017 and all the highs and lows it brought.
Kelley also suggests Call the Midwife.
This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the fate of the Down syndrome abortion ban. The bill is on John Kasich’s desk for consideration, and we believe we will sign the bill tomorrow.
There’s still time to demand he veto it: Email John Kasich to demand he veto the Down syndrome abortion ban.
We closed out this episode with a recording of Rev. Al Debelak sharing a story of friends of his who raised a child with Down syndrome and how they talked to other families receiving a positive pre-natal diagnosis: https://youtu.be/LRFtfu5gs_w
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This week, Kelley, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the Ohio Senate 20-12 vote to pass the Down syndrome abortion ban. The bill will shortly arrive on John Kasich’s desk for consideration.
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This week, Kelley, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss hearings and upcoming floor votes at the Ohio Statehouse, including new hearings on the six-week abortion ban and the Down syndrome abortion ban.
https://youtu.be/XE3JoX-Vs4k
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This week, Jaime, Vashita, and Gabe discuss the latest at the Ohio Statehouse, including new hearings on the six-week abortion ban, the Down syndrome abortion ban, and the Abortion Method Ban. The Abortion Method Ban was ruled unconstitutional in Texas while we were on our Thanksgiving break. We also discuss the enormous volume of sexual harassment and assaults that have been revealed in Ohio and across the country. Next week, the Ohio House Health Committee will vote the senate version of the Down syndrome bill out of committee. A potential floor vote on December 13 would send Senate Bill 164 to Gov. Kasich's desk to be signed into law.
Email your Ohio state legislators to stop the Down syndrome abortion ban.
For Thanksgiving, Kellie and Ashley sat down with the participants in our 2017 class of Patients to Advocates, a fellowship program sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation, New Voices Cleveland, Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, and Preterm. In its second year, the program involves a variety of efforts to talk to their community about the importance of abortion access.
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This week, Kelley, Annie, and Gabe discuss the latest in Toledo. As Capital Care Network fights to stay open, the community in Northwest Ohio is doing everything they can to support them. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is asking ProMedica to sign a transfer agreement. Toledo City Council is also proposing a clinic protection ordinance to stop protesters from harassing patients and staff.
And last week, we sponsored a billboard outside the clinic to show support
Last November, Kellie and Gabe sat down with the participants in Patients to Advocates, a fellowship program sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation, New Voices Cleveland, Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, and Preterm. Their work has involved a variety of efforts to talk to their community about the importance of abortion access.
This week, Kelley introduces some of the pro-choice floor speeches we heard as the Ohio House debated HB 214, the Down syndrome abortion ban bill.
Our podcast audio includes:
- Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Akron)
- Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron)
- Rep. Michelle Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown)
- Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland)
- Rep. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati)
- Rep. Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood)
- Rep. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo)
Unfortunately, we lost the vote 64-31 and the bill moves to the Ohio Senate for deliberation.
This week, Gabe, Kelley, and Jaime discuss this week’s committee vote on the Down syndrome abortion ban. After the hearing, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio went to the office of the Speaker of the House to deliver a petition “quilt” with 2,000 signatures to stop these attacks on reproductive rights.
This week, Gabe, Kelley, and Annie discuss Mike DeWine’s anti-choice extremism. Thursday, DeWine appeared with Rick Santorum at a campaign stop meant to highlight his disdain for reproductive rights.
We also talk about the #MeToo grassroots movement to raise a widespread understanding of the scale of America’s problem of sexual harassment and assault.
This week, Gabe, Kelley, and Jaime discuss this week’s committee vote on the Down syndrome abortion ban. After the hearing, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio went to the office of the Speaker of the House to deliver a petition “quilt” with 2,000 signatures to stop these attacks on reproductive rights.
https://youtu.be/vxOipfJIKzY
Kelley also coordinated a protest outside a crisis pregnancy center in Cincinnati.
This week, Stephanie, Elaina, and Gabe discuss Trump’s failure to adequately address multiple tragedies in the last month. In place of meaningful action, Congress got to work on a 20-week abortion ban.
The Ohio Senate is considering a re-appointment of Mike Gonidakis to the State Medical Board and there couldn’t be a worse idea.
This week, Jaime, Elaina, and Gabe discuss Preterm v. Kasich, the latest case by an abortion clinic to challenge restrictions passed by John Kasich. This week, the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments as the clinic makes their case that transfer agreements and mandatory ultrasounds were passed illegally as budget amendments.
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This week, Jaime, and Gabe discuss New Voices for Reproductive Justice with Jasmine Burnett. New Voices is a grassroots Human Rights organization for women of color, led by women of color and about women of color. They utilize the Reproductive Justice framework as an innovative strategy to specifically engage Black women and girls in community organizing for lasting social change!
Jasmine came to share information about a new report: In Our Own Voice. As a national-state partnership, In Our Own Voice focuses on lifting up the voices of Black women leaders at the national, regional, and state levels in our ongoing policy fight to secure Reproductive Justice for all women and girls.
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This week, Kellie, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss Capital Care Network in Toledo. An August 30 Toledo City Council meeting to support a clinic protection ordinance heard testimony from clinic escorts, staff, and patients who have sen harassment by protesters first hand.
This week, Toledo’s Capital Care was again the focus of a hearing, this time in the Ohio Supreme Court. Clinic attorney Jennifer Branch presented an argument that John Kasich‘s “transfer agreement” rule is unconstitutional.
Full video of the Ohio Supreme Court hearing for Capital Care Network of Toledo v. Ohio Dept. of Health
Also on Tuesday, the Ohio Senate Committee on Health heard our testimony on the Down syndrome abortion ban. Kellie testified that afternoon after we recorded this podcast.
Full committee video on the Down syndrome abortion ban
Finally, we discussed the possibility of a Total Abortion Ban, which became a much more serious notion later in the week when we learned that Janet Folger Porter, author of the “Heartbeat Bill” visited the White House to discuss a national version of the same ban.
We’ll definitely be discussing that idea more, next week.
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This week, Jaime, Elaina, and Gabe discuss the violence in Charlottesville, VA. One woman, Heather Heyer, was killed while protesting white supremacist groups, and the nation was sent into an intense debate over racism, Confederate statues, Tina Fey, and Donald Trump’s failure to condemn hate groups.
In Ohio, we were keeping an eye on the state legislature. The Down syndrome abortion ban returned for a second hearing this year. The bill was previously considered in 2015, when the Toledo Blade and New York Times both issued editorials against it. Rep. Janine Boyd and Rep. Stephanie Howse wrote against it in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Finally, parents like David Perry wrote against the bill for CNN.
In Cleveland, Preterm hosted an event with Dr. Willie Parker, an abortion provider from Alabama. He came to discuss his new book, Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice. While he spoke, an artist captured some of his ideas on canvass.
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This week, Kellie, Elaina, and Gabe discuss our new partnership with the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
Kellie Copeland, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio:
“Too often, religion is used to shame and stigmatize people who have had an abortion or use contraceptives. That is why the work of the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is so important—Ohioans need to know that people of faith trust them to make their own reproductive health decisions.”
Elaina Ramsey, ORCRC’s new executive director:
“It’s an honor to partner with the NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio team in bringing the moral power of
religious communities to the reproductive health, rights, and justice movement. A dedicated community organizer and campaign strategist, Ramsey is the first woman of color to lead ORCRC. She is committed to communities of color, low-income women, and immigrants.”
Copeland, a longtime advocate of reproductive freedom, has path forward for reproductive rights in Ohio without engaging more people of faith.
Both organizations remain independent but have begun to share office space, resources, and strategies. Through innovation and collaboration, the groups seek to equip secular and faith communities in securing reproductive healthcare for every Ohioan—including access to birth control, comprehensive sexuality education, and safe, legal abortion.
Together, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and ORCRC will protect the moral and constitutional rights of all Ohioans to make their own reproductive health decisions without shame and stigma and without interference from the state.
This week, Kelley, Annie, and Gabe discuss the latest in Toledo. As Capital Care Network fights to stay open, the community in Northwest Ohio is doing everything they can to support them. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is asking ProMedica to sign a transfer agreement. Toledo City Council is also proposing a clinic protection ordinance to stop protesters from harassing patients and staff.
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This week, Kelley, Elaina, and Gabe discussed the US Senate vote to defeat Skinny Repeal that would destroy Americans’ access to affordable health care and block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding. Also, they talk about this week’s federal court hearing to challenge John Kasich’s latest plan to defund Planned Parenthood at the state level.
Elaina spoke up against Ohio Right to Life’s latest announcement that they really, really, don’t support rape survivors. She has a letter in the Columbus Dispatch:
“As a rape survivor and a committed Christian, I’m deeply disturbed by Ohio Right to Life’s decision to only endorse candidates that “hold a ‘pro-life’ position with no exceptions to abortion stemming from rape or incest (Dispatch article, last Friday).”
“No woman should be forced to carry a pregnancy against her will, no matter the circumstance. As the executive director of the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, I faithfully advocate for compassionate reproductive care for all — including full access to contraceptives, adoption, abortion, and foster care. Anything less violates the lived experiences and moral agency of Ohio women, particularly survivors of rape and incest.
Given that 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence, Ohio Right to Life’s hard-line agenda perpetuates a rape culture. Rape survivors should not be punished and traumatized further to carry a pregnancy to term without their full consent.
Whether or not to become a parent is a sacred decision and should remain personal and private. While Ohio Right to Life claims to be nonsectarian, it has a long history of using toxic Christian rhetoric to restrict women’s reproductive health-care access.
The actions of Ohio Right to Life do not represent my faith, that of other religious traditions, nor the will of most women across our state.”
~ Elaina Ramsey
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland issued a statement:
“This new low standard in the Ohio Right to Life endorsement criteria further solidifies their alignment with extremists like President Donald Trump who believe that women who have abortions should be punished. These values are not Ohio values.
Women deserve access to safe, legal abortion care in their communities without judgment or political interference—regardless of the reason she is unable to continue a pregnancy. Here at NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, we trust women to make their own reproductive health decisions, and we will continue to back candidates that do as well.”
Also in the Dispatch, the newspaper issued their third editorial criticizing Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharen Kennedy for participating in an anti-abortion event before hearing a case about Toledo’s last abortion clinic:
“The high court should modernize its process for handling complaints against one of its own. This is disappointing given that this court has been open with the public. This falls short of its own standard.”
This week, Vashitta, Jaime, and Gabe discussed our #ExposeFakeClinics protests in Columbus and Cincinnati!
This week, Vashitta, Kelley and Gabe discussed recent events here in Ohio and across the country. We’re participating in a great #ExposeFakeClinics campaign helmed by Lady Parts Justice. With last week’s clinic closure in Akron, Ohio is down to 8 surgery centers providing abortion services to women. In Congress, the US Senate deliberates over how and whether to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act… or just let it all burn.
This week, Gabe sat down with Julie, Molly, and Abby from Lady Parts Justice League! This episode is a joint production with their podcast, Repro Madness.
LPJ came to Cleveland as a part of their Vagical Mystery Tour. The tour is a series of comedy shows and service projects bringing positive attention and assistance for abortion providers across America. In Cleveland, they came back to Preterm to lift up the staff.
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This week, Gabe, Elaina, and Kelley discuss the last actions on the state budget. The legislature added more money to the wasteful Pregnancy and Parenting Program that funds crisis pregnancy centers. The final budget bill gives CPCs $1,000,000. This funding is taken away from TANF funds, which are relied upon by many low-income Ohioans. This is bad.
Thankfully, Ohio will retain Medicaid expansion, for now. The budget blocked expansion, but the block was vetoed by Gov. Kasich. While the Ohio House and Senate met today to override some vetoes, they did not vote on the expansion block… which means Medicaid expansion is still in effect in Ohio. This is good
This week, Jaime, Vashitta, and Gabe review the last week of June. Between committee hearings on abortion restrictions and late-night budget talks, it’s amazing we’re still awake.
The Ohio Senate passed the Abortion Method Ban, Senate Bill 145. We received support on the Senate floor from from Senators Charleta Tavares, Sondra Williams, and Joe Schiavoni. In Committee, Senators Cecile Thomas and Sean O’Brien led in the defense of Ohio women. The 24-9 vote was along party lines.
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This week, Jaime, Vashitta, and Gabe recorded our first episode for the radio! We’re proud to announce that NARAL’s The Morning After will air in Columbus on WGRN – 94.1FM on Friday mornings at 9 a.m.
This morning, we got our first look at the Senate plan to repeal Obamacare. The bill is a shocking plan to repeal Medicaid and provide a massive tax cut to the nation’s super-wealthy.
NARAL Pro-Choice America released this statement:
“The Republican proposal is a direct attack on the health and well-being of hundreds of millions of Americans and a savage attack on women’s healthcare in particular. It is just as cruel as the proposal approved by the House. By defunding women’s health centers, denying abortion coverage to Americans who get their insurance through the exchanges or who receive tax subsidies, and slashing healthcare for the families who need it most, it’s clear that the Trump administration and the GOP’s concern with being ‘pro-life’ only reaches as far as the nearest tax cut for millionaires.”
In Ohio news, the state operating budget passed the Ohio Senate yesterday. The bill is also seen as an attack on the health and welfare of low-income citizens. The budget bill includes $600,000 for crisis pregnancy centers.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said:
“Especially in our current economic climate, the state should be using its limited tax dollars to fund programs that have a proven track record for effectiveness. By giving funding to so-called ‘crisis pregnancy centers,’ the Parenting and Pregnancy Program is directing money to centers that coerce and mislead the people turning to them for help. When women need urgent, legitimate medical advice, these facilities present inflammatory rhetoric and misleading information. These centers should not be getting state funding.”
This week, Vashitta and Gabe are joined by Elaina, the new Executive Director of the Ohio Coalition for Reproductive Choice! She joins the organization as Ohio RCRC and NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio begin a new cooperative working relationship.
Elaina go off to a busy start, joining women from across Ohio in a power visual protest at the Ohio Statehouse. Dressed as women from The Handmaid’s Tale, our volunteers silently sat as Senator Matt Huffman (R-Lima) and Senator Steve Wilson (R-Maineville) provided sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 145, the Abortion Method Ban. The bill is an unconstitutional plan to prohibit the most common procedure for 2nd trimester abortions.
This week, Jaime, Vashitta, and Gabe discussed the Comey Hearing in the US Senate. As the nation watched the former FBI director testify, other members of Congress quietly readied their plans to continue the assault on women’s health care funding.
In the Ohio Statehouse, the Six-Week Abortion Ban was introduced and the Abortion Method Ban was scheduled for a first committee hearing. Both are unconstitutional threats to abortion access in Ohio.
This week, Jaime and Gabe were thrilled to be joined by Rep. Stephanie Howse! Hailing from the east side of Cleveland, Rep. Howse is working to boost what she says is the poorest district in the state of Ohio.
Rep. Howse and Rep. Michelle Lepore-Hagan introduced House Bill 234, which creates provisions to protect women and doctors at abortion clinics across the state. She has also introduced House Bill 180, the Ohio Equal Pay Act with Rep. Kathleen Clyde.
Regular listeners will be familiar with her message that improving Ohioans economic status brings additional benefits, including better reproductive health.
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This week, Jaime, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss the new CBO estimate on the AHCA. Approximately 23 million Americans would lose health insurance under Paul Ryan’s plan.
In Ohio, we’re continuing to put pressure on Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharen Kennedy to recuse herself in the Capital Care case. This week, the Columbus Dispatch weighed in:
“Justice Maureen O’Connor, however, has publicly stated that Kennedy’s speech was appropriate, noting she had not mentioned abortion or any pending case. And Kennedy, in a statement, noted she had appeared before numerous civic organizations to give a similar speech about “the founding of this republic, the Constitution and the separation of powers.” But it’s disingenuous to compare a speech to Right to Life — on any topic —with a public address at, say, the Rotary Club or a chamber of commerce. Kennedy should step aside.”
Yesterday, the Ohio House Committee on Health held a fourth hearing on HB 149, which stigmatizes abortion providers and bans fetal tissue research that’s already not happening in Ohio. The committee removed an awful requirement that physicians providing abortions be labeled as “abortionists” in state law. The remaining bill is still deeply flawed and doesn’t bring any benefit to any Ohioan.
In good news, Rep. Stephanie Howse and Rep. Michelle Lepore-Hagan introduced HB 234, which creates provisions to protect women and doctors at abortion clinics across the state.
This week, Vashitta and Gabe discuss the effort by ProgressOhio to call on state Supreme Court Justice Sharen Kennedy to recuse herself in the Capital Care Network case out of Toledo. ProgressOhio was joined by 51 different individuals and organizations signing on to the formal complaint, including NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. Justice Kennedy participated in a fundraiser for Greater Toledo Right to Life this March, which many feel impacts her ability to be impartial in the case.
This week, Jaime, Vashitta, and Gabe discuss whether Donald Trump will survive his own mess of political scandals, and which Republicans might challenge him in the 2020 GOP Primary.
Jaime testified before the Ohio House Committee on Health against House Bill 149. The bill makes research on fetal tissue double-illegal and tries to label doctors as “abortionists” in state law. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio objects to the bill adding unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers, as well as placing an inflammatory slur into the Ohio Revised Code.
The Down Syndrome Abortion Ban was reintroduced. This unconstitutional proposal blocks women from terminating a pregnancy following a positive prenatal diagnosis for the disorder. After this idea was first introduced two years ago, it was opposed by families currently raising children with Down Syndrome who don’t want options removed from women facing the same decision. Read David Perry’s column on CNN.com for more.
This week, Jaime and Gabe are joined by our newest staff member, Vashitta Johnson! Vashitta is our Field and Political Director, a new position that NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is adding to increase our capacity for political and electoral work across the state.
We start with the news that our Field Organizer Randi Gregory has left us. Randi has accepted a position with SPARK, an excellent reproductive justice organization doing work in the South. While we're very sad to lose our outstanding field organizer, we know she's making a great step forward in her career as their new Director of Programs!
This Wednesday was the Roe Together Statehouse Advocacy Day, and it was terrific. We heard from Rep. Stephanie Howse and Rep. Brigid Kelly in our morning session. Later, we rallied on the Statehouse steps to hear from House Minority Leader Fred Strahorn, Sen. Joe Schiavoni, Senate Minority Leader Kenny Yuko, and Sen. Sean O'Brien. We were also joined at the rally by Sen. Cecil Thomas, and Rep. Kristin Boggs.
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This week, Jaime and Gabe discuss the latest effort to defund Planned Parenthood, this time involving a vote in the US Senate. The 50-50 tie vote was broken by Vice President Mike Pence, who does in fact hate women.
This past Saturday, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio organized a rally in Cleveland to oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court. We heard from Rep. Stephanie Howse, Rep. Nicki Antonio, and our own Kellie Copeland!
This week, Jaime, Randi, and Gabe discuss the complete failure that was the GOP attempt to destroy the Affordable Care Act. Gabe questions why Republicans in Congress should continue to support Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House.
In the US Senate, Chuck Schumer emerged as a key voice in opposition to Judge Neil Gorsuch. His nomination was put on hold as the senate committee delayed a vote until April 3. Increased public pressure will attempt to delay that vote further. Join NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio in Cleveland on Saturday to speak out against the nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
We also reviewed a horrible op-ed in the New York Times that expressed the view that Democrats should abandon abortion rights as an issue.
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This week, Gabe and Kellie discuss the hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch, which concluded this week. Judge Gorsuch made comments respecting Roe during his questioning, but it's his actual record that worries us. He voted to strip women of access to contraception coverage in the Hobby Lobby case, and women everywhere are taking note.
In fact, because of the threat to the contraception coverage guarantees, the women at Lady Parts Justice have released their newest video, I'm Just a Pill! Gabe spoke to Julie Rosing and Abby Holland from the LPJ team.
Join NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and our coalition partners at an event near you: (* NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio sponsored events)
3/25/17 in Columbus Swap For Our Sisters Empty your closets of unwanted items that are gently, barely or never used (clothes, dressy scarves, outerwear, shoes, costume jewelry, sunglasses and purses) and bring them to St Stephen's Episcopal Church on March 24 between 4:30-8pm to get your “golden ticket” that allows you to take unlimited items at the swap the next day.
3/30/17 in Dayton * Dayton NARAL & PP Learn and Take Action night Hosted by NARAL Pro Choice Ohio & Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio : If you missed our awesome Roe Together bootcamp ( or you did attend but want more info and organizing training) then this is your chance to get updates on what's happening at the Statehouse and how you can get your voice heard.
3/30/17 in Canton * Microphone Training NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation will train volunteers in communications techniques that fill in the gaps of inadequate or incomplete media coverage; add balance to biased and one-sided reporting; pursue topics and points of view that are being ignored. We will also prepare Ohioans for the ramifications of the pending Supreme Court decision on abortion access, as well as the confirmation battle to fill the vacancy on the Court.
4/27/17 in Cleveland Preterm Bowl-a-thon The Preterm Access Fund provides financial assistance to our low-income and uninsured patients so they can afford compassionate, high-quality abortion care at Preterm. The money you raise will give our patients the freedom to make the best decisions for their lives and their families.
4/29/17 in Columbus Women Have Options — Ohio Bowl-a-thon Every year, WHO/O supporters take it to the alleys — the bowling alleys — to raise money for abortion access in Ohio! Here's how it works: get a few friends together to start a team or join a team and help us bowl over barriers to abortion access.
5/3/17 in Columbus * Freedom of Choice Ohio Lobby Day Freedom of Choice Ohio will hold our annual Advocacy Day on May 3, 2017. This year, Ohio women and men will gather at the Ohio Statehouse to demand an end to the anti-woman agenda pushed by Governor Kasich and the legislature. Kasich has passed multiple abortion bans, defunded Planned Parenthood, and is using his Department of Health to harass abortion providers. We'll learn more about the multiple threats to reproductive health care and a forthcoming proactive legislative agenda. Armed with information and training, participants will engage their legislators to show that their constituents do not support abortion bans or attacks on funding.
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Help build a pro-choice Ohio. Every day, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio fights to protect access to the full range of reproductive health care options—including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and safe & legal abortion care. We educate the public about the real threat to women’s healthcare posed by anti-choice legislation and policies. We mobilize pro-choice Ohioans to take political action to defend reproductive rights. And we are the voice for Ohio’s abortion clinics, helping them navigate the increasingly hostile climate created by extremist groups. But we need your help. As a member organization, we rely on your financial support to fund our important legislative, educational, and grassroots activities.
This week, Gabe, Jaime and Randi discuss Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy, who participated in a fundraiser for Right to Life of Greater Toledo this morning. This creates a conflict of interest with upcoming cases.
Two cases involving abortion providers will come before the state Supreme Court this year. Toledo’s last abortion clinic, Capital Care Network of Toledo, is challenging the state’s transfer agreement requirements. Separately, Cleveland abortion clinic Preterm is challenging abortion restrictions added into the 2013 state budget as violations of Ohio’s single-subject requirement for legislation.
In a release, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said:
Justice Sharon Kennedy should recuse herself from any case related to legislation that was proposed and supported by the anti-abortion groups that endorsed her candidacy, to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
By participating in an organization’s fundraising event, Justice Kennedy has cast serious doubt on her ability remain impartial. Ohioans must be able to have faith in their government’s protection of rights without bias.
This week, Jaime and Randi are back! They joined Gabe to discuss all the ways Sen. Sherrod Brown is working to save the world. Specifically, he’s a key voice in opposition to the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court. Immediately following Gorsuch’s nomination, Sen. Brown issued a statement listing ways he is an inappropriate choice for the high court:
The people of Ohio deserve Supreme Court Justices who will defend the rights of working families over Wall Street and corporate special interests – and Judge Gorsuch’s record doesn’t pass that test. I cannot support any nominee who does not recognize that corporations are not people. The Supreme Court has enormous influence over the lives of everyday Ohioans, and any nominee must be willing to defend their rights to make their own healthcare decisions, collectively bargain for safe workplaces and fair pay, and to be protected from discrimination and Wall Street greed.
This week, Gabe was joined by Brooke Cartus! In the past two years, Brooke has headlined two comedy shows benefitting NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, most recently Stand Up for Choice! at Ace of Cups. Her premiere album, Size L for Lady, is available on iTunes.
This week, Gabe and Annie discussed Donald Trump’s ban on Transgender kids being allowed to use the bathroom of their choice.
This week, Gabe was joined by Grant from Equality Ohio and Lisa from ACLU Ohio! These are two terrific organizations that NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is proud to partner with in the fight to protect personal freedoms.
Ironically, they’re joining us this week to discuss a bill that claims to also protect personal freedom, but in fact opens the door to state-approve discrimination against the LGBT community.
The so-called “Pastor Protection Act” (House Bill 36) says that Ohio clergy members don’t have to perform same-sex weddings if they don’t want to. However, under current Ohio law, Ohio clergy members don’t have to perform same-sex weddings if they don’t want to.
Why write a bill that essentially repeats existing Ohio law? Great question, and our guests today help explore the answer.
This week, Gabe and Jaime were joined by Stephanie Craddock Sherwood, Executive Director of Women Have Options — Ohio!
WHO/O was one of many partner organizations at the Roe Together – Columbus Activist Bootcamp held last night. The event was a massive success, with 237 people in attendance. A similar crowd filled a hall in Cincinnati last week, and a sold out crowd will be in attendance in Cleveland tonight. Once all five events are complete, over 1,000 Ohioans will have joined us to learn about threats to reproductive health care and access to safe and legal abortion.
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This week, Gabe, Jaime, and Randi look at the first week of the… well… current presidential administration. We can’t quite bring ourselves to say it.
Across the globe, millions of women, men, and families marched across the globe in support of abortion rights and against the many policies could impact women during the current administration. In Ohio, marches were held in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chillicothe, and Dayton.
We’re already seeing anti-choice policies moving forward, with state and federal versions of the six-week abortion ban in the works. Worse yet, the Global Gag Rule has returned, and it’s worse than before.
This week, Gabe was joined by Claressa and Michelle from Feminist Flag Corps! Find them on Twitter and Facebook. You can also read more about them on Columbus Underground.
Over the past year, they’ve worked to raise funds to pay for women’s abortion by creating a unique design for flags. Taking inspiration from the Gadsdsen Flag that many conservatives have co-opted, Claressa combined a snake and uterus to send a clear message: Don’t Tread On Me. Proceeds from sales of the flags go to Women Have Options — Ohio, one of Ohio’s most active abortion funds.
In addition to the flag project, they have been active outside Columbus abortion clinics working as escorts and monitoring protesters. They were in attendance at the Columbus March for Women last Saturday,and will be attending the national march in Washington DC this weekend.
This week, Randi, Gabe, and Jaime reviewed the final events of the 2016 Lame Duck legislative session.
We discussed the Obama farewell address, Trump’s disastrous scandals, and Congressional attacks on health care.
Finally, we looked at the many, many events coming up in the next two months.
This week, Gabe and Jaime were joined by Amelia Hayes from Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio. She helped us recall the events of the 2016 Lame Duck legislative session.
This week, Kellie, Jaime, and Gabe discuss a potential 20-week abortion ban being voted on during the end of the 2016 legislative calendar. Email your Ohio state legislators to halt this abortion ban.
In September, Ohio Right to Life indicated to the Cleveland Plain Dealer that they intended to try to pass Senate Bill 127, which bans abortion at 20 weeks. There were 20,976 abortions performed in Ohio in 2015, but only 2% of all abortions reported were at 20 weeks are later. Anecdotal evidence shows that most of these procedures are performed after women receive diagnoses of medical complications, either threatening their own health or their pregnancy. Bans on abortions after 20-weeks punish women who wanted to have healthy pregnancies. Because 20-week bans block abortion before a point of viability, they are unconstitutional according to guidelines established in Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
This week, Kellie and Gabe sat down with the participants in Patients to Advocates, a fellowship program sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation, New Voices Cleveland, Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, and Preterm. Their work has involved a variety of efforts to talk to their community about the importance of abortion access.
As a group, they were a part of the All Access concert in Cleveland this September to share a poem about their experiences. More recently, they were interviewed by Bustle.
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the plan to fight back. After an abysmal 2016 election, pro-choice Ohioans are not giving up. On November 16th, they literally surrounded the Ohio Statehouse in protest, forming a line of 400 protesters along Broad street, High Street, State Street, and 3rd Avenue.
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the end of days… for the 2016 election cycle.
As Secretary Clinton works to become the first woman to win the presidency, the Cincinnati Enquirer to an unprecedented step in reaffirming their endorsement of her.
The Enquirer also ran an op-ed from state Rep. John Becker, a conservative who embodies the Trump campaign on every issue. He pushed Trump’s lies about abortion:
Trump is the candidate who is supporting pro-life issues, supports the Second Amendment, wants to lower taxes, and control spending. Clinton supports partial birth abortion (baby killing until the moment before the child is completely out of the birth canal) and paid for by the taxpayers.
To counteract these ridiculous claims and the legislation they inspire, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio has issued endorsements for the Ohio House and Senate:
For the Ohio Senate District 24: Emily Hagan
For the Ohio House House District 2: Brittany Bowman House District 8: Kent Smith House District 11: Stephanie Howse House District 13: Nickie Antonio House District 16: Tommy Greene House District 17: Adam Miller House District 18: Kristin Boggs House District 28: Jessica Miranda House District 31: Brigid Kelly House District 34: Emilia Sykes House District 35: Greta Johnson House District 56: Dan Ramos House District 58: Michele Lepore-Hagan House District 75: Kathleen Clyde House District 94: Sarah Grace
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the shocking revelations about Donald Trump as multiple women have come forward to confirm his claim that he assaults people by grabbing their crotch and forcibly kissing them without consent.
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss this week’s vice presidential debate. Tim Kaine made many excellent points, including some terrific answers on abortion.
We support Roe v. Wade. We support the constitutional right of American women to consult their own conscience, their own supportive partner, their own minister, but then make their own decision about pregnancy. That’s something we trust American women to do that.
Mike Pence gets the Walk of Shame for denying many statements both he and Donald Trump has made, including this jem:
Donald Trump and I would never support legislation that punished women who made the heartbreaking choice to end a pregnancy.
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer, former state Rep. Ed Jerse complained about how difficult it is to be a “pro-life” Democrat. After a lengthy discussion of the hardship of politicians, he reluctantly admits that education and contraception might be benefits of a Clinton/Kaine administration. We asked why education and contraception are the very solutions that the pro-life movement repeatedly ignore.
Secretary Clinton got a boost this week, as she was endorsed by LeBron James.
I also tell all my kids how important it is that they give back to the community. Because if basketball has taught me anything, it’s that no one achieves greatness alone. And it takes everyone working together to create real change.
When I look at this year’s presidential race, it’s clear which candidate believes the same thing. Only one person running truly understands the struggles of an Akron child born into poverty. And when I think about the kinds of policies and ideas the kids in my foundation need from our government, the choice is clear.
That candidate is Hillary Clinton.
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss this week’s presidential debate. Hillary Clinton destroyed Donald Trump in the debate as he bloviated through 90 minutes on Monday night. Secretary Clinton got the That’s What She Said of the week for turning a criticism from Trump into a win:
I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. And yes, I did. And you know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president.
Donald gets the Walk of Shame for his criticism of former Miss Universe Alicia Machado. She was mentioned during the debate, and the Clinton campaign made sure everyone understood how he treated her.
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss tonight’s presidential debate. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet for the first face-to-face event of the 2016 General Election. While we’re not expecting any questions on abortion (they should ask, they just never do) we’ll be live-tweeting. Follow us at @ProChoiceOH.
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss the All Access concert. On Sept. 10th, abortion rights supporters gathered in Cleveland for a night of music, comedy, and entertainment.
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This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss yesterday’s Commander in Chief Forum, sponsored by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association (IAVA.org). Hillary Clinton expressed urgency in assisting active-duty and veteran members of the military to reduce rates of sexual assault and suicide. Donald Trump said that rape in the military was due to men and women serving together in uniform.
In Ohio news, a new ballot initiative was filed with the Ohio Attorney General’s office. The initiative language states the purpose: “To prohibit abortion of all unborn human beings, without exception, and classifying it as aggravated murder in the State of Ohio.”
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said:
“The proposed law would punish women, plain and simple. If passed, women and doctors would be imprisoned for any abortion, even one to save a woman’s life. Also, the language would block prescription birth control, emergency contraception, IUDs, and could impact access to in-vitro fertilization.
The so-called ‘Heartbeat Bill’ was unconstitutional. Multiple anti-abortion restrictions signed by John Kasich have been ruled unconstitutional. When will anti-abortion zealots stop trying to punish women?”
The filling is the very first steps in the ballot initiative process, when the AG’s office and ballot board reviews petitions for basic legal requirements. If approved, petition solicitors can begin to collect the 300,000 valid signatures they will need to qualify for the ballot. They could complete the task in time for the 2017 election, but signatures do not expire, so this proposal could go to voters in any future year.
One theory is that, if passed, this law would give President Donald Trump a test case to overturn Roe v. Wade after appointing one or more US Supreme Court justices.
We’re back! After a summer hiatus, we’re thrilled to return to NARAL’s The Morning After, a weekly podcast to discuss sexual politics in Ohio and across the country.
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss Donald Trump and his hate-filled rant that followed a trip to Mexico. His anti-immigrant rage reached epic proportions last night. We’re reminded that his candidacy is endorsed by US Senator Rob Portman and Ohio Right to Life.
During our summer break, three major events occured:
- Toledo’s only remaining abortion clinic won a victory in court that will keep their doors open.
- Planned Parenthood won a victory in court to block John Kasich’s effort to strip them of critical state funds.
- A new study in PLOS Medicine showed that Ohio abortion restrictions actually harmed women from 2011 to 2016.
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This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discuss recent murders of Black men Alton Sterling and Phillando Castille and five Dallas Police Officers Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, Brent Thompson, and Patrick Zamarripa. We firmly support the #BlackLivesMatter movement, but also recognize the contributions of law enforcement in keeping abortion clinics safe. The Columbus Police Department was represented twice during the hearings on the new Columbus clinic protection ordinance, once represented by a Black female officer and later by a Black male officer. Our discussion focuses on the need to balance calls police reform and respect the value of responsible police officers. Our That’s What She Said of the week goes to Warrensville Heights, Ohio Police Officer Nakia Jones’s video criticizing racist police.
In the Title IX Sports Report, we applaud Serena Williams for having the bet year ever. After appearing in Beyoncé’s Lemonade video, she won Wimbledon and tied the all-time women’s tennis grand slam record. She has also set grand slam records unmatched by any player, male or female. She is clearly one of the greatest femaleathletes of all time. We also recognize her confident voice in calling for social justice.
https://youtu.be/wX5gs97QuZg
This week, Randi, Annie, and Gabe celebrated the Whole Woman’s Health victory!
The 5-3 decision from the US Supreme Court struck down abortion restrictions in Texas. This decision should create a path for better outcomes in fights over reproductive rights in other states.
This week, Jaime and Gabe were joined by Stephanie from Women Have Options — Ohio. They discussed this week’s meeting of Columbus City Council and the new Ordinance 1458, which will provide protection for health care workers and patients to access reproductive health care facilities. Council member Elizabeth Brown introduced the proposal two weeks ago, and council heard testimony last week. On Monday, council held a press conference to discuss the measure.
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This week, Jaime and Gabe were joined by Amanda from ProChoiceCats.com. They discussed Tuesday’s meeting of the Columbus City Council to hear testimony on Ordinance 1458, which will provide protection for health care workers and patients to access reproductive health care facilities. Council members Mitchell Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Pricilla Tyson, Shannon Hardin, & Jaiza Page listened to 90 minutes of statements from proponents, including Jaime and Amanda.
https://youtu.be/e-EDA1tK2KU
The hearing was covered by WCMH/NBC4 and WSYX/ABC6 in Columbus.
The hearing was also a venue for regular abortion opponents who frequently protest outside clinics in Columbus. Mark Harrington from Created Equal, Dave Daubenmire, and PersonhoodOhio’s Elizabeth Johnston all testified in support of their ability to continue to harass abortion clinic patients and staff.
This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discussed this week’s primary elections as Hillary Clinton earns enough delegates to become the first woman presumptive Democratic nominee!
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This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discussed several Ohio lawsuits currently pending, and one that just found closure. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWinewas ordered to pay $45,000 to the legal team representing Planned Parenthood. DeWine accused Planned Parenthood of mishandling fetal tissue (they weren’t) and threatened to enforce a vague law (he couldn’t). The lawsuit was settled this week.
In a different case, U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett will hear arguments in his Cincinnati courtroom over whether the temporary restraining order that keeps the Planned Parenthood defunding law from taking effect should be made permanent. The order was extended to August 5, 2016.
Also pending are three other cases affecting reproductive rights in Ohio.
- In Toledo, Capital Careis challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s transfer agreement requirement.
- In Dayton, Women’s Med Centerand PPSWO have a case challenging the process for the state to grant variance requests (these are the way clinics could work around transfer agreements by working directly with doctors instead of hospitals).
- In Cleveland, Pretermis challenging John Kasich’s 2011 state budget for violating the requirement that all bills be single-subject.
NARAL Pro-Choice America ran radio ads in several states asking voters to contact their US senators, including Ohio’s Rob Portman.
https://youtu.be/7b8Gx9JJfVk
Finally, we’re watching the US Supreme Court for a decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. The case could affect abortion restrictions in Texas, the Southwest, or the whole country… or the court could send it back to Texas for more research.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio will be joining Freedom of Choice Ohio coalition partners at ComFest. You can volunteer in our booth. Register here.
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This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discussed our new report: the State of Choice. Compiled by our researcher Erica Duff, this new study looks at multiple factors impacting women’s access to abortion care, preventive and prenatal health care, and comprehensive sex education.
Also in the news, a federal judge temporarily blocked the defunding of Planned Parenthood in Ohio, Oklahoma attempted a total abortion ban, and Indiana’s court of appeals heard arguments to free Purvi Patel, who was sentenced to 20 years following a miscarriage.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio will be joining Freedom of Choice Ohio coalition partners at ComFest. You can volunteer in our booth. Register here.
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This week, Randi, Jaime, and Gabe discussed the visit from Wendy Davis. She has become a leading voice in the fight against Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP laws).
In the Statehouse, the fight against a new form of restrictions on abortion providers continues. Jaime and Rabbi Eric Woodward testified against restrictions on medical waste providers in front of an Ohio Senate committee this week.
This week, Randi, and Gabe discuss Planned Parenthood‘s lawsuit against the state of Ohio. When John Kasich defunded Planned Parenthood this February, he violated their right to due process and free speech.
Jaime Miracle isn’t on today’s episode because she is in Washington DC to advocate for the #ActForWomen. The federal legislation will reverse the damage done by restrictions on abortion providers enacted by multiple states. Restrictions that the bill will block include Ohio’s forced ultrasound requirement and the 24 hour waiting period.
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This week, Randi, Gabe, and Jaime discuss the end of the road for Ted Cruz and John Kasich.
https://youtu.be/pa7kHSU6YXs
With all others out of the race, Donald Trump claims the Republican nomination. He celebrated with a taco bowl and a blatant pander to Latinos.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner was hilarious as the president didn’t pull any punches in mocking the media and everyone running for president in 2016.
https://youtu.be/hA5ezR0Kh80
If anyone was ignored by President Obama, keynote speaker Larry Wilmore made sure to crack a joke at their expense. Feelings were hurt.
https://youtu.be/1IDFt3BL7FA
In Ohio, a Cincinnati-area state legislator will propose a bill to discriminate against transgender people and their right to public restrooms. The legislation specifically forbids public restrooms from being unisex and available to any individual.
This week, Randi, Gabe, and Jaime reflected on one of the most important weeks in music history. With the death of Prince and the release of Beyoncé’s newest album, Lemonade, there was a terrific passing of the torch from one of the greatest stars (both feminists!) to another.
This week, Randi, Gabe and Jaime discuss the comments from John Kasich on sexual assault.