Ohio judge strikes down laws restricting abortion pill access

Published September 5, 2024 10:24am ET



Two Ohio laws restricting access to abortion pills have been struck down by the courts as part of the legal fallout that anti-abortion advocates feared would happen following the passage of a 2023 constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to abortion.

Hamilton County Common Judge Alison Hatheway issued a preliminary injunction on Aug. 29 extending an existing order to halt the enforcement of a state law prohibiting the use of telemedicine to prescribe mifepristone and misoprostol for medication abortions.

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