Ohio attorney general orders ‘nonessential’ abortion clinics to close

Published March 21, 2020 6:07pm ET



Despite a state-ordered closure of abortion clinics in Ohio, providers remained open for most of the past week until anti-abortion activists pointed out that the clinics had refused to close.

On Saturday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost demanded the clinics be closed after being categorized as “nonessential procedures.”

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