There doesn't seem to be much about this issue flying around the internet, so I thought I'd bring the Greek community's attention to it.
Here's some highlights from the coverage from the Huffington Post:
"The budget also included several controversial anti-abortion measures, including one that will force any woman seeking an abortion to undergo a trans-abdominal ultrasound."
"Opponents of the new abortion restriction said that three clinics in Ohio would likely close now that the measure is implemented."
"Rape crisis clinics are also in jeopardy, thanks to passage of the new budget. If these clinics are caught counseling sexual assault victims about abortion, they could lose their public funding"
"And if a woman is able to obtain an abortion in Ohio and develops some sort of medical issue during the procedure, clinics will no longer be allowed to transfer these patients to public hospitals for additional care. In the midst of a crisis, these patients must find a private hospital to help them."
"Despite protests at the Ohio Statehouse last week, the new anti-abortion measures were approved when the governor failed to veto them."
You can read the rest of the article
here.
In case you're as mad about this as I am, there's a petition you can sign
here
This deserves as much attention as the situation in Texas. A blatant attack on women's rights and freedoms. Shameful.
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